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Chapter 12 



BACTERIA WHICH TRANSFORM SULFUR COMPOUNDS: 



— Liberation of sulfur from organic compounds — Sul- 

 fate REDUCTION — The oxidation of sulfur compounds — 

 Achromic sulfur bacteria — Purple sulfur bacteria — 

 Transformation OF selenium compounds 158 



Chapter ij 

 THE PHOSPHORUS CYCLE: — Assimilation of phosphate 



BY microorganisms — REGENERATION OF PHOSPHATE — EF- 

 FECT OF BACTERIA ON SOLUBILITY OF PHOSPHATE I67 



Clmpter 14 



RELATION OF MARINE BACTERIA TO FLORA AND 

 FAUNA: — Reciprocal relations of bacteria and plants 



— Marine plant pathogens — Reciprocal relations of 

 bacteria and animals — Bacteria as food for animals — 

 Marine animal pathogens — Antibiotic conditions caused 



by bacteria 170 



Chapter 15 



MICROORGANISMS IN MARINE AIR: — Bacteria in ma- 

 rine air — Yeasts and mold spores in air — Microbial 

 content of precipitation — Pollens in marine air — 

 Aerial transport of marine bacteria 177 



Chapter 16 

 SANITARY ASPECTS OF MARINE MICROBIOLOGY: — 



Human pathogens in sea water — Coliform bacteria sur- 

 veys — Bacteriology of shellfish — Bacteriology of 

 marine fish — Sanitation of sea-water baths — Bacteri- 

 ology of ice 182 



Chapter 17 



ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF MARINE MICROORGAN- 

 ISMS: — Fouling of submerged surfaces — Bacteria 

 associated with wood-borers — Destruction of cordage 



AND FISH nets — BaCTERIAL DETERIORATION OF CORK AND 

 rubber — HaLOPHILIC BACTERIA IN SOLAR SALT — SPOILAGE 

 OF MARINE FOOD PRODUCTS 193 



Chapter i8 



MICROBIOLOGY OF INLAND WATERS: — The Black Sea 



— Bacteriology of Russian limans — Great Salt Lake — 

 The Dead Sea — Fresh-water lakes 200 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 209 



AUTHOR INDEX 231 



GENERAL INDEX 234 



