title: Substrate degradation and pressure tolerance of free-living and attached bacterial populations in the intestines of shallow-water fish.
abstract: Bacterial populations attached to intestinal linings of shallow-water fish were compared to those free in the lumen for response to hydrostatic pressure and ability to degrade a variety of substrates. Results suggested that, unlike reports on gut-associated deep-sea bacteria, the two shallow-water populations were not significantly different in their pressure or substrate responsiveness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Cleland
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: McDougald
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Oliver