Viral density and virus-to-bacterium ratio in deep-sea sediments of the Eastern Mediterranean
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Virus-to-bacteria ratios and viral densities have been studied in deep-sea sediments of the Eastern Mediterranean at three sites. The role played by viruses in controlling deep-sea benthic bacterial assemblages in biogeochemical cycles is less relevant than in pelagic systems. Virus density went up vertically with depth in sediment cores at all stations.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2000
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Viral density and virus-to-bacterium ratio in deep-sea sediments of the Eastern Mediterranean
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Research has been conducted on the bacterial and viral densities. The determination of these densities at deep-sea stations has been performed.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2000
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Enzymatic activity, bacterial distribution, and organic matter composition in sediments of the Ross Sea (Antarctica)
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A study was conducted to analyze the enzymatic activities of aminopeptidase and beta-glucosidase in Antarctic Ross Sea sediments. Lipids were obtained from dried sediments samples using direct elution with chloroform and methanol. Results indicated that the enzyme-dependent transformation of organic matter in Antarctic Ross Sea sediments correlates with a rate similar to those determined in temperate environments.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 1998
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