Research Article

Response of Spatial Patterns of Denitrifying Bacteria Communities to Water Properties in the Stream Inlets at Dianchi Lake, China

Table 3

Shannon index () and richness () values of nirK, nirS, and nosZ genes.

StreamsnirKnirSnosZ

XBX11.00 ± 1.00cd2.09 ± 0.12b16.00 ± 1.00b2.61 ± 0.36ab14.00 ± 1.00bc2.56 ± 0.10a
H13.33 ± 1.53bc2.33 ± 0.27ab14.33 ± 0.58b2.47 ± 0.29ab11.00 ± 1.00def1.95 ± 0.19a
XB11.33 ± 0.58cd2.20 ± 0.15ab18.00 ± 1.00a2.50 ± 0.20a12.67 ± 0.58cde2.34 ± 0.22a
YA11.00 ± 0.00cd2.10 ± 0.06b14.33 ± 0.58b2.42 ± 0.25ab15.33 ± 1.15ab2.55 ± 0.21a
JJ17.33 ± 1.158a2.64 ± 0.14a10.00 ± 1.00cd1.92 ± 0.19b10.33 ± 0.58ef2.09 ± 0.25a
GPG15.00 ± 0.00ab2.47 ± 0.17ab15.33 ± 0.58b2.43 ± 0.31ab17.33 ± 0.58a2.60 ± 0.18a
PLJ13.00 ± 1.00bc2.22 ± 0.11ab8.33 ± 1.53d1.92 ± 0.07ab9.67 ± 0.58f1.94 ± 0.29a
XBH15.00 ± 1.00ab2.36 ± 0.09ab15.33 ± 1.15b2.50 ± 0.40ab14.67 ± 0.58bc2.56 ± 0.15a
CF11.33 ± 1.15cd2.34 ± 0.19ab10.33 ± 1.15cd2.26 ± 0.28ab13.33 ± 1.15bcd2.39 ± 0.25a
DG11.00 ± 1.00cd2.32 ± 0.33ab13.67 ± 0.58bc2.37 ± 0.16ab12.00 ± 1.00cde2.43 ± 0.32a
XYL9.67 ± 1.52d2.08 ± 0.06b8.00 ± 0.00cd1.91 ± 0.07ab8.67 ± 0.58f1.89 ± 0.19a

Stream names: XBX = Xinbaoxiang, H = Haihe, XB = Xiaba, YA = Yaoan, JJ = Jinjia, GPG = Guangpugou, PLJ = Panlongjiang, XBH = Xibahe, CF = Chuangfang, DG = Daguang, and XYL = Xinyunliang. The different letters indicate significant differences ()