Spatiotemporal Variability in Dissolved Organic Matter Composition is More Strongly Related to Bacterioplankton Community Composition than to Metabolic Capability in a Blackwater Estuarine System

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We examined the relationships between bacterial community composition, that community's ability to consume defined compounds, and characteristics of dissolved organic matter (the free sugars, proteins, etc.) in a blackwater estuary system. Community composition and compound usage patterns were linked, but each independently was most closely associated with distinct environmental factors.

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