"Bactericidal" property of seawater: death or debilitation?

• Main Authors: Dawe, L L, Penrose, W R
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1978
• Subjects: Research Article; St. John's Harbour; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC242937; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/350153

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,...