Bacterial isolates from Lake Erie and Lake Victoria.
Freshwater bacteria play crucial roles in biogeochemical transformations in eutrophic lakes systems, particularly lacustuaries, where riverine inputs mix with lake water and bacterial remineralization can have significant impacts on phytoplankton growth. Dynamics between bacterial and phytoplankton communities and how they influence the physicochemical nature of the lakes are critical factors in understanding the productivity and function of freshwater ecosystems.