xii Marine Microbiology 



standardization of future research, and will aid in a cooperative 

 effort to understand the many roles of microorganisms in the 

 marine environment. 



This Symposium was sponsored by the Microbiology Branch 

 of The Office of Naval Research through a contract with the 

 American Institute of Biological Sciences. The ASM contributed 

 materially by scheduling the Symposium as a part of the annual 

 meeting program. I should like to express my sincere thanks to 

 the representatives of ONR, AIBS and ASM, and to those others 

 who also contributed to the success of the Symposium and the 

 publication of this volume. 



Carl H. Oppenheimer 



