What’s
in ocean water? Shards of bacteria
The tattered remnants of bacteria constitute much of the dissolved organic matter in the open ocean.
References:
McCarthy, M.D., J.I. Hedges, and R. Benner. 1998. Major bacterial contribution to marine dissolved organic nitrogen. Science 281(July 10):231.
Sources:
7/11/98Jeffrey L. Bada
University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Graduate Department
La Jolla, CA 92093-0208Matthew D. McCarthy
University of Washington
School of Oceanography
Box 357940
Seattle, WA 98195
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