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Abstract
Bacteria in the water-saturated sand of a relatively unpolluted sand beach were enumerated by direct microscope and viable counting. The number of interstitial bacteria was estimated to be a significant fraction of the total number of bacteria present. Three hundred sixty-two strains were isolated and submitted to cultural and biochemical tests. Fermentational abilities and the production of indole suggested that a significant number of these bacteria were symbiotically associated with resident metazoans.Entities:
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Year: 1973 PMID: 4356458 PMCID: PMC379777 DOI: 10.1128/am.26.3.293-297.1973
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Microbiol ISSN: 0003-6919