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Dynamics of freshwater microbial communities in two different rivers exposed to sewage effluent in novel in situ mesocosms

Lehmann, K.; Bell, T.; Bowes, M.J.; Amos, Gregory; Gaze, W.; Field, D.; Singer, A.C.. 2012 Dynamics of freshwater microbial communities in two different rivers exposed to sewage effluent in novel in situ mesocosms. [Poster] In: 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME14), Copenhagen, 19-24 Aug 2012. (Unpublished)

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Abstract/Summary

Open freshwater systems show some resilience to the impact of sewage effluent on a species level. Even in systems in which changes to the microbial system are masked by bacterial seeding from upstream, the impact of sewage can be shown by a higher prevalence and abundance of class I integrons. This change, which brings about greater antibiotic resistance – and all the problems this entails - should not be ignored. Heavily sewage impacted rivers like the Kennet might have a microbial system that has already adjusted to continuous heightened SE input.

Item Type: Publication - Conference Item (Poster)
Programmes: CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity > BD Topic 2 - Ecological Processes in the Environment
CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity > BD Topic 1 - Observations, Patterns, and Predictions for Biodiversity
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas: Hails
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NORA Subject Terms: Biology and Microbiology
Date made live: 23 Jan 2013 16:10 +0 (UTC)
URI: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/21260

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