Dynamics of the sedimentary bacterial communities in a plain river network: similar coalescence patterns with bacterioplankton communities driven by distinct assembly processes.

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Microorganisms play important roles in driving the biogeochemical cycles within river ecosystems. It has been suggested that hydrologic conditions could influence microbial communities in rivers, but their specific effects on the behaviours of microbial coalescence have not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, the dynamics of sedimentary bacterial communities within a plain river network were analyzed by amplicon sequencing followed by several ecological models to uncover the underlying assembly processes. Additionally, a comparative analysis between bacterioplankton communities and sedimentary bacterial communities was performed to unveil their coalescence patterns. The results suggested that similar coalescence patterns between sedimentary bacterial and bacteri

SUBMITTER: Xu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10734549 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature