Phylogenetic Relationships and Coaggregation Ability of Freshwater Biofilm Bacteria
Open Access
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 68 (7) , 3644-3650
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.68.7.3644-3650.2002
Abstract
Nineteen numerically dominant heterotrophic bacteria from a freshwater biofilm were identified by 16S ribosomal DNA gene sequencing, and their coaggregation partnerships were determined. Phylogenetic trees showed that both distantly related and closely related strains coaggregated at intergeneric, intrageneric, and intraspecies levels. One strain, Blastomonas natatoria 2.1, coaggregated with all 18 other strains and may function as a bridging organism in biofilm development.Keywords
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