The discovery that viruses may be the most abundant organisms in natural waters,
surpassing the number of bacteria by an order of magnitude, has inspired a resurgence of …

Microbiological quality of waters must be assessed to ensure that no health risk due to
pathogenic microorganisms is associated with its use. As it is impossible to measure the …

Mesocosms filled with 80 liters of coastal seawater from Santa Monica, California, were used
twice (June and November) to budget bacterial production and loss, as well as to assess the …

Research on “microbial loop” organisms, heterotrophic bacteria and phagotrophic protists,
has been stimulated in large measure by Pomeroy's seminal paper published in BioScience …

The small average cell size of in situ bacterioplankton, relative to cultured cells, has been
suggested to be at least partly a result of selection of larger-sized cells by bacterivorous …

Bacterivory in eutrophic Lake Oglethorpe, Georgia, was determined by direct observation of
tracer particle uptake by all members of the planktonic community. Heterotrophic flagellates …

Despite differences in the species compositions and absolute abundances of planktonic
microorganisms in fresh-and saltwater, there are broad similarities in microbial food webs …

The last 10-15 years have seen major changes in our views of marine planktonie food webs,
primarily from the realization that prokaryotic microorganisms and small eukaryotes are …

The quantitative significance of aquatic viruses in coastal and in lake water was
investigated. The number of viruses in marine surface waters was found to change on a …

The distribution, abundance, and production of viruses and bactena were investigated
during an August to September 1992 cruise aboard the RV'Alpha Helix'in the Bering and …