Influences of Seasonal Monsoons on the Taxonomic Composition and Diversity of Bacterial Community in the Eastern Tropical Indian Ocean.

ABSTRACT: The Indian Ocean is characterized by its complex physical systems and strong seasonal monsoons. To better understand effects of seasonal monsoon-driven circulation on the bacterioplanktonic community structure in surface waters and the bacterial distribution response to vertical stratification, patterns of seasonal, and vertical distribution of bacterial communities in the Eastern Tropical Indian Ocean were investigated using 16S rRNA gene profiling. Water samples were collected during the Southwest monsoon (from June to August), the fall inter-monsoon (from October and November) and the Northeast monsoon (from December to January), respectively, onboard during three cruises from July 2016 to January 2018. Surface bacterioplankton communities in these three seasons and in the upper water (

SUBMITTER: Gao P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7870504 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature