| microbial communities and fecal indicator bacteria associated with cladophora mats on beach sites along lake michigan shores. | a high biomasses of cladophora, a filamentous green alga, is found mainly during the summer along the shores of lake michigan. in this study, the abundance and persistence of the fecal indicator bacterium escherichia coli and sulfate-reducing bacteria (srb) on cladophora mats collected at lake michigan beaches were evaluated using both culture-based and molecular analyses. additionally, 16s rrna gene cloning and sequencing were used to examine the bacterial community composition. overall, e. col ... | 2006 | 16517640 |