Articles | Volume 16, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4243-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4243-2019
Research article
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08 Nov 2019
Research article |  | 08 Nov 2019

Biogeographical distribution of microbial communities along the Rajang River–South China Sea continuum

Edwin Sien Aun Sia, Zhuoyi Zhu, Jing Zhang, Wee Cheah, Shan Jiang, Faddrine Holt Jang, Aazani Mujahid, Fuh-Kwo Shiah, and Moritz Müller

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Sep 2019) by Palanisamy Shanmugam
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Microbial community composition and diversity in freshwater habitats are much less studied compared to marine and soil communities. This study presents the first assessment of microbial communities of the Rajang River, the longest river in Malaysia, expanding our knowledge of microbial ecology in tropical regions. Areas surrounded by oil palm plantations showed the lowest diversity and other signs of anthropogenic impacts included the presence of CFB groups as well as probable algal blooms.
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