Viable heterotrophic bacteria in water and sediment in 'Mar Piccolo' of Taranto (Ionian Sea, Italy)

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 906-916

  Cavallo, R A ^a   Rizzi, C ^a   Vozza, T ^a   Stabili, L ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; SEWAGE;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIAL DENSITY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; IONIAN SEA; MICROBIAL FLORA; PHOTOBACTERIA; QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SIX STATIONS;

SEDIMENTS;

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

IONIAN SEA; ITALY; MAR PICCOLO; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TARANTO;

AEROMONAS; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0032978005     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00767.x     Document Type: Article

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