examined, despite the well-documented cryptic sulfur cycle occurring in these low-sulfate
habitats. In Lake Constance sediment, sulfate reduction rates of up to 1,800 nmol cm-3 day-
1 were previously measured. To characterize its SRM community, we used a tripartite
amplicon sequencing approach based on 16S rRNA genes, 16S rRNA, and dsrB transcripts
(encoding the beta subunit of dissimilatory sulfite reductase). We followed the respective …