Limnological Institute

Diversity and Structure of Denitrifying Bacterial Communities in Different Biotopes of the Littoral Zone of Lake Baikal

Abstract— The composition and diversity of denitrifying bacteria inhabiting biofilms on rocky substrates (epilithic biofilms), the surface microlayer, the water column, and the near-bottom water layer in Southern Lake Baikal were studied using high-throughput amplicon sequencing...