Benthic Biofilms in Glacier-Fed Streams from Scandinavia to the Himalayas Host Distinct Bacterial Communities Compared with the Streamwater

• DOI: 10.1128/aem.00421-22
• Publication Date: 2022-06-08T13:00:52Z
• Authors: Leïla Ezzat; Stilianos Fodelia...; Tyler J. Kohler; Massimo Bourquin; Jade Brandani; Susheel Bhanu Busi; Daniele Daffonchio; Vincent De Staercke; Ramona Marasco; Grégoire Michoud; Emmy Oppliger; Hannes Peter; Paraskevi Pramate...; Martina Schön; Michail Styllas; Virginia Tadei; Matteo Tolosano; Tom J. Battin
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; microbial communities; habitat; 333; glacier-fed streams; 03 medical and health sciences; Rivers; biogeochemistry; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Benthic Biofilms; Humans; Ice Cover; Community Assembly; Glacier-fed Streams; 14. Life underwater; community composition; Ecosystem; biodiversity; Bacteria; Microbiota; benthic biofilms; Water; Biodiversity; 15. Life on land; 13. Climate action; Biofilms; community assembly; ecology

Benthic biofilms represent the dominant form of life in glacier-fed streams. However, it remains unclear how bacterial communities within these biofilms assemble.