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The effect of urbanization on planktonic and biofilm bacterial communities in different water bodies of the Danube River in Hungary

Lennert, KJ and Kériné Borsodi, Andrea and Anda, Dóra and Krett, Gergely and Kós, Péter and Engloner, Attila (2024) The effect of urbanization on planktonic and biofilm bacterial communities in different water bodies of the Danube River in Hungary. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 14 (1). ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

Freshwaters play an essential role in providing ecosystem services worldwide, however, the water quality of different water bodies is strongly influenced by human activities such as urbanization, industry and agriculture. In this study, water and biofilm samples were collected from the main channel of the Danube River upstream and downstream of a metropolitan, from a regulated side arm within an urbanized area, and from two differently separated oxbow lakes located in nature conservation areas. The taxonomic diversity of bacterial communities was revealed by 16S rRNA gene-based amplicon sequencing using Illumina MiSeq platform. The results showed that all samples were dominated by phyla Pseudomonadota, Actinobacteriota and Bacteroidota. The bacterial community structures, however, clearly differentiated according to planktonic and epilithic or epiphytic habitats, as well as by riverine body types (main channel, side arm, oxbow lakes). The taxonomic diversity of biofilm communities was higher than that of planktonic ones in all studied habitats. Human impacts were mainly reflected in the slowly changing biofilm composition compared to the planktonic ones. Genera with pollution tolerance and/or degradation potential, such as Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas and Shewanella were mainly detected in biofilm communities of the highly urbanized section of the river side arm. m

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Water quality, Epilithic, Epiphytic, Planktonic, Microbial communities, Metropolitan, Danube River
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH301 Biology / biológia
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 15 Apr 2025 07:00
Last Modified: 15 Apr 2025 07:00
URI: https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/217759

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