Depth-resolved partitioning of phytoplankton and bacterial communities in a seasonally stratified large lake
Prokaryotic community composition was determined through V4 16S rRNA gene sequencing during early summer stratification in Lake Ontario. Despite a distinct thermocline, bacterial communities were stable, although differences were observed in chloroplast reads attributed to eukaryotic phototrophs. Chloroplast reads contributed up to 33.0% (station 63 epilimnion) of total reads.
Authors
- Mark J. Rozmarynowycz
- Katelyn M. Brown
- Tijana Glavina del Rio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1411-9814)
- Lars G Rudstam
- R. Michael McKay
Institutions
- Bowling Green State University (US)
- Joint Genome Institute (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (US)
- University of Windsor (CA)
- Great Lakes Institute of Management (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Resource Announcements
- Published
- 2026-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01482-25
- Primary Topic
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Joint Genome Institute
- National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka