Data on the Effects of sterilization on composition and bacterial utilization of dissolved organic carbon Data on the Effects of sterilization on composition and bacterial utilization of dissolved organic carbon 2024-222-1 https://doi.org/10.57804/j5wy-x774 Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Landing page Data on the Effects of sterilization on composition and bacterial utilization of dissolved organic carbon Data on the Effects of sterilization on composition and bacterial utilization of dissolved organic carbon 2024-222-1 https://doi.org/10.57804/j5wy-x774 urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-331676 10.3354/ame01890 Lindström, Eva S. Lindström, Eva S. Andersson, Martin Andersson, Martin Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Landing page Data for the article with the title "Effects of sterilization on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) composition and bacterial utilization of DOC from lakes", further included in Martin Andersson's dissertation "Extent and limitations of functional redundancy among bacterial communities towards dissolved organic matter". In the study, we conducted a sterilization experiment with DOC from 4 boreal lakes treated with 4 sterilization methods, i.e. 2 filtrations (0.2 µm, 0.1 µm) and 2 autoclaving approaches (single and double autoclaving with a single pH adjustment). Quantity and spectroscopic properties of DOC, before and after sterilization, were studied, and DOC was further tested as a substrate for bacterial growth. Data includes Bacterial abundance, PARAFAC data, TOC raw data and carbon concentration. The dataset was originally published in DiVA and moved to SND in 2024. Numeric Text Access to data through SND. Data are freely accessible. Åtkomst till data via SND. Data är fritt tillgängliga. openAccess Andersson MGI, Catalán N, Rahman Z, Tranvik LJ, Lindström ES (2018) Effects of sterilization on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) composition and bacterial utilization of DOC from lakes. Aquat Microb Ecol 82:199-208. https://doi.org/10.3354/ame01890 Andersson MGI, Catalán N, Rahman Z, Tranvik LJ, Lindström ES (2018) Effects of sterilization on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) composition and bacterial utilization of DOC from lakes. Aquat Microb Ecol 82:199-208. https://doi.org/10.3354/ame01890 urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-331676 10.3354/ame01890 2018