"Bactericidal" property of seawater: death or debilitation?

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Main Authors: Dawe, L L, Penrose, W R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 1978
• Subjects: Ecology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Food Science; Biotechnology; St. John's Harbour; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.35.5.829-833.1978; https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.35.5.829-833.1978

Coliform colony-forming units in sewage-contaminated seawater were observed to decrease rapidly with time in water that was collected from St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland, and isolated in dialysis bags; this confirms observations made in warmer climates. Adenosine 5'-triphosphate biomass,...