Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) in Microbial Ecology – Insights from Freshwaters
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Although freshwater ecosystems support a great diversity of life, knowledge of its total diversity is far to be complete, particularly among microbes (Dudgeon et al., 2006). Aquatic microorganisms are pivotal in several biogeochemical processes, playing a key role in the recycling of organic material, or contributing to energy transfer in food webs, since they constitute food sources to micro-flagellates, ciliates and invertebrates, which are then food items for small fishes (Allan & Castillo, 2007).
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