title: Health--indicator bacteria in water--surface microlayers.
abstract: The distribuution patterns of a variety of bacteria in the surface microlayer, 20 cm and 100 cm below the surface of rivers, open lake waters, and off docks are presented. Implications of this three-season study are that conventional sampling techniques underestimate the true microbiol densities.
mesh_terms: D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014871:Water Microbiology