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A simple method to detect bacterial associations in bivalve gills
Author(s) -
ThiriotQuievreux C.,
Soyer J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1986.31.6.1373
Subject(s) - gill , biology , simple (philosophy) , bacteria , ecology , habitat , zoology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology
Recent discoveries have shown that endosymbiotic bacteria may be widespread among bivalve species in different habitats. A simple method is described which allows the detection of bacterial‐gill association with an ordinary light microscope.