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Benthic bacterial diversity from freshwater tufas of the Iberian Range (Spain).
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 May 2012
Beraldi-Campesi Hugo, Arenas-Abad Concepción, Garcia-Pichel Ferran, Arellano-Aguilar Omar, Auqué Luis, Vázquez-Urbez Marta, Sancho Carlos, Osácar Cinta, Ruiz-Velasco Silvia
Abstract excerpt
Aiming to characterize the bacterial diversity of modern tufa systems of the Iberian Range (Spain), we surveyed the 16S rRNA gene sequence diversity from 24 sites within three rivers (Añamaza, Mesa and Piedra). These tufas record substantial calcareous growth under different physicochemical conditions and are part of an important, regional landscape-building system. The bacterial community structure and...
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