Common Presence of Phototrophic <i>Gemmatimonadota</i> in Temperate Freshwater Lakes
Izabela Mujakić, Adrian‐Ștefan Andrei, Tanja Shabarova, Lívia Kolesár Fecskeová, Michaela M. Salcher, Kasia Piwosz, Rohit Ghai, Michal Koblížek
Abstract
Photoheterotrophic bacterial phyla such as Gemmatimonadota are key components of many natural environments. Its first cultured member, Gemmatimonas phototrophica , was isolated in 2014 from a shallow lake in the Gobi Desert.
Topics & Concepts
EpilimnionHypolimnionPhototrophBiologyPhylumEcologyCyanobacteriaPhytoplanktonBotanyBetaproteobacteriaBacteria16S ribosomal RNAPhotosynthesisEutrophicationActinobacteriaNutrientPaleontologyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtist diversity and phylogeny