In Situ Analysis of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Related to Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes in the Chemocline of Meromictic Lake Cadagno (Switzerland)

Abstract
Comparative sequence analysis of a 16S rRNA gene clone library from the chemocline of the meromictic Lake Cadagno (Switzerland) retrieved two clusters of sequences resembling sulfate-reducing bacteria within the family Desulfovibrionaceae . In situ hybridization showed that, similar to sulfate-reducing bacteria of the family Desulfobacteriaceae , bacteria of one cluster with similarity values to the closest cultured relatives of between 92.6 and 93.1% resembled free cells or cells loosely attached to other cells or debris. Bacteria of the second cluster closely related to Desulfocapsa thiozymogenes DSM7269 with similarity values between 97.9 and 98.4% were generally associated with aggregates of different small-celled phototrophic sulfur bacteria, suggesting a potential interaction between the two groups of bacteria.

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