Use of fluorochromes for direct enumeration of total bacteria in environmental samples: past and present

RL Kepner Jr, JR Pratt - Microbiological reviews, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
Understanding the role of bacteria in microbial food webs is intimately connected to the
methods applied in the direct enumeration of bacteria. We have examined over 220 papers …

Overview of the US JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS): a decade-scale look at ocean biology and biogeochemistry

DK Steinberg, CA Carlson, NR Bates… - Deep Sea Research …, 2001 - Elsevier
The Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) commenced monthly sampling in October
1988 as part of the US Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) program. The goals of the US …

Abundance and production of bacteria and viruses in the Bering and Chukchi Seas

GF Steward, DC Smith, F Azam - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1996 - int-res.com
The distribution, abundance, and production of viruses and bactena were investigated
during an August to September 1992 cruise aboard the RV'Alpha Helix'in the Bering and …

The equatorial Pacific Ocean: Grazer‐controlled phytoplankton populations in an iron‐limited ecosystem 1

NM Price, BA Ahner, FMM Morel - Limnology and …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Experiments were conducted in the equatorial Pacific Ocean to assess the role of Fe and
grazing in regulating use of NO3− by the phytoplankton community. Nitrate uptake rates in …

An improved method for counting bacteria from sediments and turbid environments by epifluorescence microscopy

M Lunau, A Lemke, K Walther… - Environmental …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new procedure for effectively detaching particle‐associated bacteria by
10%(v/v) methanol and sonication which is particularly suitable for samples with a high …

Advances in the study of marine viruses

LM Proctor - Microscopy research and technique, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Free viruses are abundant in the world's oceans. With this realization has come renewed
interest in marine viruses and the role viruses play in structuring marine planktonic …

The contribution of microorganisms to particulate carbon and nitrogen in surface waters of the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda

DA Caron, HG Dam, P Kremer, EJ Lessard… - Deep Sea Research …, 1995 - Elsevier
Seawater samples were collected from the euphotic zone of the Sargasso Sea near
Bermuda in August of 1989 and March–April of 1990. Microbial population abundances …

Nutrients, primary production and microbial heterotrophy in the southeastern Chukchi Sea: Arctic summer nutrient depletion and heterotrophy

GF Cota, LR Pomeroy, WG Harrison, EP Jones… - Marine Ecology …, 1996 - int-res.com
In August 1993, we measured photosynthesis, chlorophyll a, bacterial secondary production,
microb~ al community respiratory rate, bacterial abundance, dissolved free armno acids …

Determination of virus abundance in marine sediments

R Danovaro, A Dell'Anno, A Trucco… - Applied and …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
In this study, we optimized procedures to enumerate viruses from marine sediments by
epifluorescence microscopy using SYBR Green I as a stain. The highest virus yields from the …

Relationship between primary producers and bacteria in an oligotrophic sea--the Mediterranean and biogeochemical implications

CM Turley, M Bianchi, U Christaki, P Conan… - Marine Ecology …, 2000 - int-res.com
The proverbial blue colour of the Mediterranean reflects some of the most extreme
oligotrophic waters in the world. Sea-surface Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor …