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Seasonal changes of microbial communities in two shallow peat bog lakes

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Peat bog lakes represent important ecosystems in temperate and boreal zones. We investigated the seasonal dynamics of the microbial community in two small peat bog lakes, Kuźnik Olsowy and Kuźnik Bagienny, located in western Poland. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analyses revealed that the bacterial community was dominated by Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria, in addition to a substantial number of archaea. An infrared epifluorescence analysis demonstrated that aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs (AAPs) constituted a significant fraction of bacterial plankton (1–19 %). All the bacterial groups exhibited large seasonal changes whose course differed between the studied lakes. While chlorophyll had its maximum during winter or early summer, AAPs peaked in summer, when the growth of this group was stimulated by higher irradiance and elevated water temperatures.

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Acknowledgment

This study was supported by a grant within scientific investigation project National Center Science (N N305 016940), Algatech (CZ.1.05/2.1.00/03.0110), and GAČR 13-11281S.

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  1. Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1a, 10-957, Olsztyn, Poland

    Sylwia Lew

  2. Institute of Microbiology CAS, Department of Phototrophic Microorganisms, Algatech, 379 81, Třeboň, Czech Republic

    Michal Koblížek & Hana Medová

  3. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 2, 10-957, Olsztyn, Poland

    Marcin Lew

  4. Department of Land Reclamation and Management, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 2, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland

    Katarzyna Glińska-Lewczuk

  5. Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation, Faculty of Geography and Geology, University of Adam Mickiewicz, Dzięgielowa 27, 61-680, Poznań, Poland

    Paweł Michał Owsianny

  6. Didactic and Scientific Branch in Piła, Kołobrzeska 15, 64-920, Piła, Poland

    Paweł Michał Owsianny

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Lew, S., Koblížek, M., Lew, M. et al. Seasonal changes of microbial communities in two shallow peat bog lakes. Folia Microbiol 60, 165–175 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-014-0352-0

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