Enumeration of Autotrophic Ammonium-oxidizing Bacteria in Marine Waters by a Direct Method.
A membrane filter method was developed for enumerating, in mixed populations, autotrophic nitrifying bacteria which transform ammonium to nitrite. It gave counts in good agreement with estimates obtained by using a most-probable-number procedure. Compared to the most-probable-number procedure, the membrane method is convenient and precise. A means of extending the sensitivity of the membrane method is presented.
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Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Rutgers, the State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903.