Fig. 1: Continuous Plankton Recorder sampling in Lake Tanganyika. | ISME Communications

Fig. 1: Continuous Plankton Recorder sampling in Lake Tanganyika.

From: Aquatic reservoir of Vibrio cholerae in an African Great Lake assessed by large scale plankton sampling and ultrasensitive molecular methods

Fig. 1

The sampling tows (a) and samples (b) collected in Lake Tanganyika using the Continuous Plankton Recorder (c). A transect of 322 nautical miles (nm) was towed October 22–26, 2018 at the beginning of the short rainy season (cholera season) with a lake water sample of 96,600 L collected and analyzed. Samples name (e.g., 1 ALT START) and number (from 1 to 36) are reported. Yellow color indicates tows and samples analyzed by molecular microbiological analysis. Red color indicates tows and samples analyzed by culture-based microbiological analysis. Green color indicate samples that were analyzed microscopically for plankton according to standard CPR procedures. Black arrows indicate samples where V. cholerae was detected using an ultrasensitive ddPCR protocol.

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