Marine Microbiology 



— Glubokojc, 107-109, 20s, 306 



— Lunz. 70, ao7 



— Mendola, 6j, 70, 74, loa, 107, 

 117, lib, 141, 144, 147. IS3. 193. 

 204, 205, 207 



— of "blood," 165 



— Ritom, 68, 160, i6i, 207 



— Sewan, 103 



— Ssaky, 140 



— Weissowo, 100, 166 



— Windermere, 62, 72, 82 



— Zurich, 6.?. 08, 70, 74, 86 

 Lakes, aquatic plants in, 96, 131 



— bacteria in mud, 91, 99, 201, 202, 

 ao6 



— bacterial population, 60, 62, 63, 



68, 86, 114 



— cellulose decomposers in, 141 



— chitinoclasts in, 144 



— Eh of mud, 106 



— fluctuations in bacteria, 60 



— nitrificrs in, 153 



— organic matter in, 136, 137, 141 



— oxj'gen consumed in, 108 



— ^H of mud, 105 



— yeasts in, 131 

 Lamprocystis, 126, 166 



— rosea persicina, 164 



Land drainage, 61-63, 74> 7S> 86, 



150, 152 ... 



Land, effect on bacteria in sea, 7, 



60-63 

 Lenlescospora submarina, 132 

 Leptosphaeria orae-maris, 132 

 Leptospira, 127 



— biflexa, 128 

 Leptothrix, 57, 126 



— crassa, 104 



— longissima, 103 



— ochracea, 103 

 Leucothiobacteria, 161, 163 

 Light, as ecological factor, 13, 64, 



69, 76 



— germicidal action, 70-72 



— penetration, 12, 13, 67 



— producing bacteria, 3, 4, 118, 119, 



173 

 Lignin digestion, 99, 141, 142, 19s 



— by fungi, 135 



Limans, bacteria in mud, 91, 99, 202 



— bacteriology of, 201, 202 



— cellulose digesters in, 139, 201, 

 202 



— sulfate reducers in, 147, 160, 201 



— urea decomposers in, 151, 201 

 Limnoria, 194, 195 



— lignorum, 194 



Lipids, decomposition, 98, 99, 14s, 

 146 



— in organic matter, 145 

 Lipoclastic organisms, 98, 14s, 146 

 Little Kiel, 207 



Littoral zone, 11 



Lobsters, bacteria on, 3, 144 



— blackening of, 197, 198 



— shell disease, 144, 175 

 Luminescent bacteria, 3, 4, 118, 119, 



173 



Mackerel, bacteria of, 188 

 Macrobenthos, 96, 97 

 Macroplankton, 24 

 Macrosporium pelveliae, 131 

 Manganese ppt., 99, 103, 104 

 Mannite utilization, 139 

 Marine bacteria, characteristics of, 

 114-128 



— genera of in sea, 124-127 



— media for, 41-4S 



— physiological characteristics, 117- 

 119 



— sessile habits of, 51,52, 56-58,85, 



124. 193 



— specific gravity of, 53 



— temperature optima, 45, 46 



— thermal sensitivity, 121-124 

 Marine Biological Association, 9 

 Marine environment, 10-25 

 Media, for anaerobes, 49-51 



— for plate counts, 41-45 



— sea-water vs. fresh-water, 43, 44 



— semi-solid, 51 



— solidifying agents for, 44, 45 

 Mediterranean Sea, 7, 64, 178 

 Medium 2216, 41, 42 

 Meiobenthos, 96, 97 

 Mesodinium rubrum, 165 



— 237 



General Index 



Metal cylinders, bactericidal effect, 



31. 3J 



— for samples, 27. 28 

 Methane, from cellulose, 140 



— from fatty acids, 145 



— produced in mud, 108, 109 

 Methonomonas, 125 

 Method, anacrobiosis, 49-51 



— Breed and Brew, 52 



— collecting mud, 33-36 



— collecting water, 26-31 



— concentrating water, 53 



— direct microscopic, 51-58 



— of enumerating bacteria, 41-58 



— PetrofT-Hausscr, 52 



— successive dilution, 48, 49 

 Methylene blue, 50 

 Microaerophiles, 49 

 Microbenthos, 96. 97 

 Microbial antagonism, 80-82 

 Micrococcus, 121, 123, 125, 173, 188, 



180 



— albus-lranslucens, 190 



— aquitivus, 121 



— boreus, 8 



— candidus, 172 



— catharinensis, 8 



— cenlropunclatus, 8 



— cinnebareus, 187 



— ciireus, 172 



— eury halts, 121 



— gadidarum, 190 



— gelalinosus, 8 



— halophilus, 172, 173, 202 



— infimus, 121 



— litoralis, 190 



— lululentus, igo 



— marinus, 8 



— mari punt reus, 121 



— minutissimus, 8 



— morrhuae, 190, 204 



— nitrificans, 172, 173 



— pdiigeri, rig 



— phosphoreus, 119 



— pikoivskyi, 202 



— roseus, igo 



— sedimenlarius, 1 24 



— sedimenleus, 124 



— selenicus, go, 166 

 — yarians, 172, 188 

 Micro-colonies, 58 

 Micromonospora, 99, 126, 128, 145, 



M7 

 Microplankton, 24 

 Microspira murmanensis, 8 

 Mindanoa Deep, 10 

 Mission Bay, 62, 64, 108, 119, 149 

 Molds, importance of, 133, 134 



— in air, 178, 179 



— in lakes, 135 



— in mud, 99 



— in sea, 4, 130-13S 



— iron ppt., 103 



— marine, 131, 133 



— on submerged surfaces, 56 

 Moltke Expedition, 3, 130, 177 

 Morphology of marine bacteria, 114, 



115 

 Mouth microflora, 119 

 Movements of sea water, 14, 15 

 Mucor, 178 

 Mud, agar digesters in, 140 



— bacterial activity in, 100-113 



— biocoenosis, 95-97, 164, 166 



— B.O.D. of, 108, no 



— chitinoclasts in, 144 



— direct microscopic counts, 54-56 



— effect of storing samples, 37, 38 



— enzymes in, 113 



— factors influencing bacteria in, 

 93-97 . 



— gases in, 108, no _ 



— kinds of microbes in, 97-09 



— lake, gi, gg^ 201, 202, 206 



— microorganisms in, 4, 90-99 



— mold fungi in, 131 



— nitrifiers in, 152, 153 



— nitrogen fixers in, 156 



— oxygen consumption in, 108 



— profile series, 01-93 



— sample collection, 33-36 



— water content, 90 

 Mundi cokeri, 165 



Murman coast, 8, n3i 152, 162 

 Mussels, 79, 174, 185 



— poisonous, 199 

 Mycobacterium, 99, 126, 128, 147 



— marinum, 175 



Mycoderma, I2g, 130 

 Mycosphaerella pelveliae, 131 

 M yriophytlum, q6 

 Mytilus cali/ornianus, 174 

 Myxomycetes, 132, 133 



Nahrstoff Heyden media, 43 

 Naias, 06 



Nannoplankton, 24, 82 

 Nanscn bottles, 31 

 Nathorst Expedition, s 

 Nebish Lake, 136 

 Neritic, bottom deposits, 22 



— zone, 1 1 



Net plankton, 24 

 Nets, deterioration of, 141, 195 

 Neuston, 25, 66 -'' 



Nitrate, in media, 43 



— in sea water, 18 



— reduction, 98, 154, 155 

 Nitrification, 151-154 

 Nitrifiers, 8, 98, 151-154, 201 

 Nitrite, in sea water, 18 



— oxidation, 153, 154 

 Nitrobacter, 124, 154 

 Nitrogen, content of mud, 94 



— content of sea water, 18, 20, 21 



— cycle in the sea, 150-157 



— fixers in sea, 8, 98, 99. 156, IS7 



— limits carbon utilization, 138, 139 



— produced in mud, 108 



— requirements of bacteria, 88, 143 

 Nitrosomonas, 24, 151, 152, 153 

 Nocardia, 99, 126, 128 

 Nocliluca, 199 



North Sea, 3, 4, 65, 129, 152, 156, 



159 

 Norwegian coast, 140, 152, 160 



Ocean, depth and size, 10 

 Oceanic, deposits, 22 



— orgamsms, 11 



— zones, n 

 Oidium, 130 



— pulvunatum, 190 

 Oil. bacteria in, 93 

 Oil-well brines, bacteria in, 92 



— lipoclasts in, 145 

 Olpidium, 131, 134 



— aggregalum, 134 



— bryopsidis, 134 



— entospkaericum, 134 



— laguncula, 131 



— lauderiae, 134 



— plumulae, 134 



— sphacellarum, 132, 134 



— lumefaciens, 134 

 Ophiobolus, halimus, 134 



— salinus, 134 

 Orbimyces spectabilis, 132 

 Orcadia peheliana, 131 

 Organic matter, 19, 137, 168, 173 



— anaerobic fermentation, 99 



— as protopetroleum, in 



— attacked by fungi, 135 



— content of sea water, 18, 87, 88 



— content of sediments, 19, 94, no, 

 III 



— density of, 168 



— dissolved, 19, 138, 168, 173 



— effect on bacteria, 36, 77, 87-89, 

 206 



— in aged sea water, 58 



— in lakes, 136, 137, 206 



— humus formation, 148, 149 



— low concentration, 84, 85, 87-89, 

 J 38 



— microbial utilization, 87, 118, 

 '^5.138 



— oxygen consumed by, 107, 108,138 



— phosphorus from, 168 



— required by bacteria, 88 



— secreted by plankton, 78 



— sulfur liberated from, 158, 159 

 O/R potential, for anaerobes, 49 



— of sediments, 105-107 



— petroleum, 112 

 Oscillaloria, 164 

 Oslo Fjord, 142 



Osmotic pressure of sea water, 15 



— effect on bacteria, 48 



Oval tubes for anaerobes, 50, 51 

 Oxygen, absorbed by muds, 107 



— consumption, 84, 107, 108, 149, 

 205 



— content of sea water, 20 



— effect on bacteria, 36, 84, 95, 107, 

 142 



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