{
  "id": 17331917,
  "title": "Stream and lake network position structures freshwater microbial communities across multiple catchments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/stream-and-lake-network-position-structures-freshwater-microbial",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.29.762755v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Streams and lakes form hydrologically connected freshwater networks. Different environmental conditions and dispersal dynamics along the stream to lake continuum potentially affect bacterial community composition, although the strength of such effects may vary among individual catchments. Here, we analysed 224 water samples from 58 streams draining into eight lakes across Switzerland, covering…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}