Microorganisms in selected sulphuric springs of the Polish Carpathians

Authors

  • Lucyna RAJCHEL Department of Stratigraphy and Regional Geology, University of Mining and Metallurgy, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059Kraków
  • Jacek RAJCHEL Departament of General and Mathematical Geology, University of Mining and Metallurgy, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków
  • Konrad WOŁOWSKI Department of Phycology, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lubicz 46, 31-512 Kraków

Keywords:

southern Poland, Carpathian Foredeep, sulphuric springs, microorganisms, schizomycetes, cyanoprokaryota, algae

Abstract

Microorganisms colonising sulphurous waters were found at the bottoms of the spring niches and along spring out flows. Five springs from the Carpathians and two from the Carpathian Foredeep were selected for investigations. Sulphurous flora is represented mainly by sulphuric bacteria. They occur as individual threads, spider-webs, festoons, encrustations and covers. Their colours may be white, creamy, violet, pink and purple. Al to gether 31 microorganism taxa: bacteria (16), cyanoprokaryota (3) and algae (12) were identified and illustrated. The bacterial occurrences have been correlated with physico-chemical state of the waters

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Published

2002-06-30

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 2 (2002)

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