Microbial diversity in intensively farmed lake sediment contaminated by heavy metals and identification of microbial taxa bioindicators of environmental quality
Abstract The cumulative effects of anthropogenic stress on freshwater ecosystems are becoming increasingly evident and worrisome. In lake sediments contaminated by heavy metals, the composition and structure of microbial communities can change and affect nutrient transformation and biogeochemical cy...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-01-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03949-7 |