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... Bacteria have been retrieved alive and cultured from the deepest areas of the ocean . Figure 4-5 shows the results of culturing a deep - sea bacterium under different pressure regimes . The fact that bacteria from the deeper areas ...
... Bacteria have been retrieved alive and cultured from the deepest areas of the ocean . Figure 4-5 shows the results of culturing a deep - sea bacterium under different pressure regimes . The fact that bacteria from the deeper areas ...
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... bacteria , which feed on the abundant organic matter . Bacteria are the only abundant organisms found in the anaerobic layers of the mud shore and constitute a significant biomass . Among the dominant bacteria inhabiting this area are a ...
... bacteria , which feed on the abundant organic matter . Bacteria are the only abundant organisms found in the anaerobic layers of the mud shore and constitute a significant biomass . Among the dominant bacteria inhabiting this area are a ...
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... bacteria , due to the abundance of organic matter to decompose . Estuarine waters have been shown by Zobell and Feltham ( 1942 ) to contain hundreds of times more bacteria than sea water , and the upper layers of mud more than a ...
... bacteria , due to the abundance of organic matter to decompose . Estuarine waters have been shown by Zobell and Feltham ( 1942 ) to contain hundreds of times more bacteria than sea water , and the upper layers of mud more than a ...
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