Patchiness in the distribution of planktonic heterotrophic bacteria in lakes.
By using conventional dilution plating procedures, the heterotrophic planktonic bacteria in Lake Washington were found to be distributed in small-scale (<1.0 ml) and large-scale (>1 m in horizontal distance) patches. Recommendations are made on sampling and enumeration procedures to minimize the effect of patchiness on obtaining an accurate estimate of bacterial numbers.
Palmer
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Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195.
Methot
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Staley
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