"Sea water has many more species of microorganisms, says new study"
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Triggerfish
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"By this inference, a swimmer swallowing a mouthful of seawater may be taking in perhaps 1,000 types of bacteria"
Interesting article. Will have to read more about it in the literature. The mouthful of water reference sounds alarming, but it doesn't clarify which are bad bacteria and good bacteria. When people are on penicillin for long periods of time, this rids their body of all bacteria, good and bad and they have to take capsules containing good bacteria to bring the good bacteria levels back to acceptable limits.
It will certainly enter my mind when swimming in the ocean.
Thanks for sharing the article.
It will certainly enter my mind when swimming in the ocean.
Thanks for sharing the article.
Greg Hiller
BRS Moderator
Interesting article. They don't even mention the viruses (bacterial phages) that are continuously preying on all these bacteria. I'd seen an article not too long ago about this, and the number of viruses (mostly again that are preying on bacteria, so don't freak out) was incredibly high.
Greg Hiller
BRS Moderator
Ahhh...here might be the article, or at least a paraphrase of it:
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20030712/bob9.asp
And a quote from it:
"Believe it or not, nobody had looked before," says Suttle. "On average, there are 50 million viruses per milliliter in seawater. The question is, What the heck they're doing there?"
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20030712/bob9.asp
And a quote from it:
"Believe it or not, nobody had looked before," says Suttle. "On average, there are 50 million viruses per milliliter in seawater. The question is, What the heck they're doing there?"
BOSTONBAKEDBEAN
Just a reefer
its "riskey" but i have always wondered about red tide bacteria. no so sirius but!
1. consumes nitrate
2. photoluminecent. << thats what i want.at night the power heads ect diturb the bacteria which the illuminate.
down side cant eat your clams and oysters.hehe
1. consumes nitrate
2. photoluminecent. << thats what i want.at night the power heads ect diturb the bacteria which the illuminate.
down side cant eat your clams and oysters.hehe
BOSTONBAKEDBEAN
Just a reefer
mmmmm $300 clam chowda
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JavaJones
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Ifferfish said:
Maybe not strong enough:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-oceans-series,0,7842752.special
