The structure of bacterial complexes in the Protva River floodplain

The synecological analysis of bacterial communities from the Protva River f loodplain biogeocenosis showed that all of their horizons contain spirilla, which are typical hydrobionts, and pigmented coryneform bacteria associate d with the herbaceous plants of the floodplain meadows. The alluvial meadow soils of the inundated regions of the floodplain differ from the unflooded regions of the floodplain in that they have a more diverse bacterial popul ation that is continuously distributed over the soil profile.