Abstract
A bacteriological survey has been made of the waters and bottom sediments in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank. The samples of water, plankton tow, and sedimentary material were taken under sterile conditions and subjected immediately to bacteriological analysis as soon as brought on board the "Atlantis."The agar-plate method was used for the enumeration of the numbers of bacteria. This was supplemented to a limited extent by the dilution method. Various specific media were used to determine the distribution and relative abundance of certain groups of bacteria which are believed to take part in important marine processes.The results obtained demonstrated the fact that the bacterial population of the sea can be divided into three groups on the basis of their habitat: (1) those forms which live in the sea bottom, especially in the surface layers; (2) those bacteria which live in the free water, this being possible only when the water contains in solution organic and inorganic substances which can serve as ...
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