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A note on the efficiency of stomaching for the quantitative removal of epiphytic bacteria from submerged aquatic plants
Author(s) -
FRY J.C.,
GOULDER R.,
RIMES CARRIE A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1985.tb01436.x
Subject(s) - epiphyte , macrophyte , aquatic plant , bacteria , biology , sampling (signal processing) , ecology , botany , engineering , genetics , filter (signal processing) , electrical engineering
The effect of stomaching time on release of epiphytic bacteria from two species of submerged macrophytes was investigated, and the proportion of total epiphytes released from three species by stomaching was determined. A duration of 5 min was found to be an adequate stomaching time; the proportion released (mean ca 0.4) varied considerably between sites and sampling occasions.