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obtained have been scattered in numerous journals monographs, reports of 



expeditions, and other, often guite ^--^^^^f^P-f'^^^^^^^^^^ 

 of the world. By bringing together this scattered information, Dr. ZoBeU has 

 /elred a distinct seniclto the bacteriologist, to the oceanographer,andtoaU 

 those who are interested in the cycle of life in natura[ water basins^ He has 

 cZefully reported the essential information concerning the abundance and 

 S . of bacteria in the sea and has laid a path for others to follow. This 

 iTk should prove a useful forerunner of many future investigations inthe 

 field of marine bacteriology, or as the author prefers to designate the subject, 

 marine microbiology. ^^^^^ ^ Waksman 



