Inorganic nitrogen utilization by assemblages of marine bacteria in seawater culture

• Stimulation of heterotrophic bacterial growth by inorganic nitrogen (nitrate and ammonium) was observed in natural assemblages of marine bacteria growth in continuous culture with unsupplemented sea water as primary medium. In the presence of nitrogenous supplements, bacterial numbers increased approximately 3-fold. These results indicate that re-evaluation of the role of heterotrophic bacterioplankton in the pelagic nitrogen cycle may be necessary. 

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Mikrobiologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Microbiology (hsv//eng)

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Microbiology

Mikrobiologi

Mikrobiologi

Microbiology

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