Publication Date:
2011-08-05
Description:
Biogeochemical controls on the bacterial population in the eastern Atlantic Ocean Biogeosciences Discussions, 8, 7791-7821, 2011 Author(s): S. B. Neogi, B. P. Koch, P. Schmitt-Kopplin, C. Pohl, G. Kattner, S. Yamasaki, and R. J. Lara Little is known about bacterial dynamics in the oligotrophic ocean, particularly about its cultivable population. We examined the abundance of total and cultivable bacteria in relation to changes in biogeochemical conditions in the eastern Atlantic Ocean with special regard to Vibrio spp., a group of bacteria that can cause diseases in human and aquatic organisms. Surface, deep water and plankton samples ( 55 μm) were collected between 50° N and 24° S. Chlorophyll- a was very low (
Print ISSN:
1810-6277
Electronic ISSN:
1810-6285
Topics:
Biology
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Geosciences