Bacterial population in near coastal water (distributed over 100 different bacterial host species)

Value 1e+6 cells/ml
Organism Biosphere
Reference Chibani-Chennoufi S, Bruttin A, Dillmann ML, Brüssow H. Phage-host interaction: an ecological perspective. J Bacteriol. 2004 Jun186(12):3677-86 DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.12.3677-3686.2004 p.3682 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID15175280
Primary Source [68] Wommack KE, Colwell RR. Virioplankton: viruses in aquatic ecosystems. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2000 Mar64(1):69-114 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.64.1.69-114.2000PubMed ID10704475
Method Primary source abstract: "Novel applications of molecular genetic techniques have provided good evidence that viral infection can significantly influence the composition and diversity of aquatic microbial communities."
Comments P.3682 left column 2nd paragraph: "In near coastal water, the bacterial population consists of 10^6 cells per ml distributed over 100 different bacterial host species (primary source). Less than 10^4 cells per ml therefore constitute the average target population for a species-specific phage."
Entered by Uri M
ID 117030