Molecular Characterization of Wetland Soil Bacterial Communities in Constructed Mesocosms

<p>16S rRNA gene analysis was performed on soil samples from a subsurface flow mesosocm experiment mimicking aconstructed wetland. Three typical wetland species of plant were used in nine of the columns and three columnswere unplanted controls. Analyses showed that plant presence plant species and depth did not have a significanteffect on microbial community composition. However richness analyses illustrated that plant presence had apositive effect on richness plant species analyses indicated that there was evidence that plant species affectedrichness in a significant manner and lastly richness was negatively affected in the bottom depth for the control andCarex comosa communities.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>