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Diversity of Bacterial Communities in Contrasting Aquatic Environments: Lake Timsah, Egypt

Author(s) -

M. Bahgat

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

microbiology insights

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1178-6361

DOI - 10.4137/mbi.s6948

Subject(s) - species richness , pollution , geography , ecology , diversity (politics) , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , biology , geology , geotechnical engineering , sociology , anthropology

Effect of pollution on diversity of attached and free-living bacteria in two contrasting stations, namely, Suez Canal and outlet of West Lagoon to Lake Timsah was investigated. Bacillus was the most abundant genus especially in West Lagoon station where higher organic agricultural and municipal loads was discharged. Bacterial species richness differed among water depths and was higher in subsurface samples. In Suez Canal more Gram negative populations were isolated. The possible influences of pollution in the West Lagoon station on the bacterial community composition were discussed

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