Comparative analysis of the microbial community in the water resources of the city of Kazan

Siniagina, Maria; Khusnutdinova , D.R.; Markelova , M.I.; Senina , A.M.; Khaliullina,  L.J.; Khaliullin , I.I.; Grigoryeva , T.V.

doi:10.31951/2658-3518-2024-A-4-1095

Comparative analysis of the microbial community in the water resources of the city of Kazan

Authors

Siniagina M.N. ¹
Khusnutdinova D.R. ¹
Markelova M.I. ¹
Senina A.M. ¹
Khaliullina L.J. ¹
Khaliullin I.I. ¹
Grigoryeva T.V. ¹

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31951/2658-3518-2024-A-4-1095

Keywords:

microbial community, next-generation sequencing, 16S rRNA gene, river ecosystem, biodiversity, Kazan

Abstract

The study of microbial communities is a useful tool for monitoring the degradation of aquatic ecosystems. Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we analyzed the bacterial communities of the rivers Volga and Kazanka which are the water resources of the city of Kazan. Despite the lack of significant differences in the biodiversity of these river ecosystems, some microbial taxa indicate the degradation status of the Kazanka River ecosystems compared to the Volga River.