Substrate degradation and pressure tolerance of free-living and attached bacterial populations in the intestines of shallow-water fish
Substrate degradation and pressure tolerance of free-living and attached bacterial populations in the intestines of shallow-water fish
Cleland, D.R.; McDougald, S.D.; Oliver, J.D.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 48(6): 1243-1245
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0099-2240
PMID: 16346684
Bacterial populations attached to intestinal linings of shallow-water fish were compared to those free in the lumen for response to hydrostatic pressure and ability to degrade a variety of substrates. Results suggested that, unlike reports on gut-associated deep-sea bacteria, the two shallow-water populations were not significantly different in their pressure or substrate responsiveness.