Effects of low-pH stress on the morphology and activity of bacteria from lakes receiving acid precipitation |
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Authors: | Salem S Rao Dina Paolini Garry G Leppard |
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Institution: | (1) Canada Centre for Inland Waters, National Water Research Institute, 867 Lakeshore Road, L7R 4A6 Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | Field and laboratory studies on the effects of low-pH stress are reported here for lacustrine bacteria. Two biochemical parameters, respiration and substrate utilization, reveal a marked decrease under severe low-pH stress. Bacterial ultrastructure and cell diversity can be correlated with a given level of pH. Structural changes in the cell envelope as a function of pH are highlighted. The biochemical, physiological and morphological observations are united into a hypothesis which seeks to relate cell adaptation to environmental stress. |
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Keywords: | acid lakes aquatic environments bacteria decomposition degradation fibrils lake microbiology microscopy |
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