Journal of Biology and Medicine: Open Access
Preliminary Assessments of Composition and Diversity of Bacterioplankton in Two Tropical Man-Made Lakes, Southwestern Nigeria
Ayoade AA1 and Nierziwicki- Bauer SA
Abstract
Lakes Eleyele and Asejire are tropical man-made lakes (reservoirs) in southwestern Nigeria created for domestic water supply and fisheries. The abiotic and biotic features of the two lakes have been studied by various researchers. However, there is little or no study on the bacteria community despite being of ecological and public health concern. In this article, the bacterioplankton composition and diversity of Eleyele and Asejire Lakes were investigated by sequencing 16S rRNA gene clones. Our results showed that proteobacteria was the dominant phylum in Eleyele Lake, while actinobacteria phylum dominated in Asejire Lake. In both lakes, bacteria that contribute to prokaryotic primary production (Limnohabitans, Methylobacterium, and Methylotenera) and biogeochemically significant bacteria were encountered. Polynucleobacter was the predominant genus in Lake Eleyele and this could be related to the physicochemical parameters. Large number of bacterioplankton in the Eleyele and Asejire Lakes could not be classified into known taxonomic unit indicating largely unknown bacterial composition.
Keywords: Bacteria composition; Clone library; 16S rRNA; Asejire and Eleyele Lakes; Freshwater lake.
Journal Information
- Journal Name: Journal of Biology and Medicine: Open Access
- Journal Abbreviation: J Bio Med Open Access
- Journal Code: JBMOA
- Format of Publication: Online
- Frequency of Publication: Two Issue a Year
- Language: English
- Starting Year: 2020
- Subject: Biology, Medicine, Medical Sciences
- Review Process: Single-Blind Peer-Review by Referees
- Time to 1st Decision: 1 to 4 weeks from date of submission
- Time to Acceptance: 3 to 6 weeks, depending upon the required revision cycles
- Time to Publication: 1 to 2 weeks from date of final submission
- Editor-in-Chief: CHEE KONG YAP
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