Spatial variation of aerobic culturable heterotrophic bacterial population in sediments of the continental slope of western Bay of Bengal

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-58

  Das, Surajit ^a   Lyla, P S ^a   Khan, S Ajmal ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Continental slope; Heterotrophic sediment bacteria; Physico chemical parameters; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BACTERIUM; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL WATER; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DRY MATTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIC CONDITIONS; PATCHINESS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SPATIAL VARIATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38349094127     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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