Haloduric anaerobes in the sulfide muds of a saline lagoon

Banana creek, Fla., receives much of the natural water runoff from Northern Merritt Island and the wastewater from the Kennedy space center. As a result, much terrestrial and waste materials are introduced into banana creek, thus enriching the water and sediments. The presence of copious amounts of...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1974-09, Vol.12 (3), p.346-354
Main Authors: Beazley, R.W, Nevin, T.A, Lasater, J.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anaerobiosis
Bacillus
Bacillus - isolation & purification
Bacteria
Clostridium
Clostridium - isolation & purification
Clostridium - metabolism
Clostridium perfringens
contamination
Culture Media
Florida
Hydrogen Sulfide - metabolism
Sodium Chloride
Soil - analysis
Soil Microbiology
Sulfides - analysis
Sulfides - metabolism
water
Water Microbiology
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Summary:Banana creek, Fla., receives much of the natural water runoff from Northern Merritt Island and the wastewater from the Kennedy space center. As a result, much terrestrial and waste materials are introduced into banana creek, thus enriching the water and sediments. The presence of copious amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the sediments located upstream from a few small Islands in the creek suggests that the Island impedes water movement. Distribution of haloduric bacteria, hydrogen sulfide producing bacteria, and sulfide levels in the sediments of banana creek is described.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF01709131