title: Distribution of aerobic bacteria which contain bacteriochlorophyll a.
abstract: Sixteen strains of aerobic bacteria which contain bacteriochlorophyll a were isolated from the samples collected in aerobic marine environments: thalli of Enteromorpha linza, Porphyra sp., Sargussum horneri; beach sand; and the surface seawater from Aburatsubo Inlet. When they occurred, their proportions among the aerobic heterotrophic populations ranged from 0.9 to 1.1% in the seaweed samples and from 1.2 to 6.3% in the beach sand samples and were 0.9% in the seawater sample. The results suggested that the aerobic photopigmented bacteria widely inhabit aerobic marine environments.
authors.affiliation: Otsuchi Marine Research Center, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Akahama, Otsuchi, Iwate, 028-11 Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiba
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Simidu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taga