A note on the efficiency of stomaching for the quantitative removal of epiphytic bacteria from submerged aquatic plants |
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| Authors: | JC FRY R GOULDER† CARRIE A RIMES† |
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| Institution: | Department of Applied Biology, University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff CF1 3NU, UK;‡Department of Plant Biology &Genetics, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK |
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| Abstract: | The effect of stomaching time on release of epiphytic bacteria from two species of submerged macrophytes was investigated, and the proportion of total epiphytes released from three species by stomaching was determined. A duration of 5 min was found to be an adequate stomaching time; the proportion released (mean ca 0.4) varied considerably between sites and sampling occasions. |
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