Marine microbiology--a monograph on hydrobacteriology/Claude E. Zobell. Reprint. 1990, xv, 240 p., tables, figs., $32.
Contents: 1. General introduction. 2. The marine environment. 3. Collection and examination of samples at sea. 4. Methods of enumerating marine bacteria. 5. Factors influencing the distribution of bacteria in the sea. 6. Microorganisms in bottom deposits. 7. Activities of microorganisms in bottom deposits. 8. Characteristics of marine bacteria. 9. Aquatic yeasts and molds. 10. Transformation of organic matter. 11. The nitrogen cycle in the sea. 12. Bacteria which transform sulfur compounds. 13. The phosphorus cycle. 14. Relation of marine bateria to flora and fauna. 15. Microorganisms in marine air. 16. Sanitary aspects of marine microbiology. 17. Economic importance of marine microorganisms. 18. Microbiology of inland waters. Bibliography. Author index. General index.
(Claude E. ZoBell was Associate professor of Marine Microbiology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla.)