Data on the Effects of sterilization on composition and bacterial utilization of dissolved organic carbon

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.