Bacteria ecological significance

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Overmann J. (1997) Mahoney Lake a case study of the ecological significance of phototrophic sulfur bacteria. Adv. Microb. Ecol. 15, 251-288. 

While these earlier studies supplied some good information on the nutrition of methane bacteria, they were conducted mainly on species isolated from elective enrichments, and the ecological significance of the species was in doubt except for M. formicicum which was shown to be present in large numbers in sludge (15). 

Delong, E.F. and Yayanos, A.A. (1986) Biochemical function and ecological significance of novel bacteria lipids in deep-sea prokaryotes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 51, 730-737. 

Nalewajko, C., K. Lee, and P. Fay. 1980. Significance of algal extracellular products to bacteria in lakes and in cultures. Microbial Ecology 6 199-207. 

Hall, R. O. Jr., and J. L. Meyer. 1998. The trophic significance of bacteria in a detritus-based stream food web. Ecology 79 1995-2012. 

Martinez, J., D. C. Smith, G. F. Steward, and F. Azam. 1996. Variability in ectohydrolytic enzyme activities of pelagic marine bacteria and its significance for substrate processing in the sea. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 10 223-230. 

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