Bacteriological study of the superficial sediments of Guanabara bay, RJ, Brazil

Thirty sediment samples were collected in Guanabara Bay in August, November and December 2005. The material was analyzed for organic matter, total and faecal coliforms, heterotrophic bacteria, bacterial respiratory activity, esterase activity and electron transport system activity. The organic matte...

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Main Authors: Frederico Sobrinho da Silva, Daniella da Costa Pereira, Leonisa Sanchez Nuñez, Natascha Krepsk, Luiz Francisco Fontana, José Antônio Baptista Neto, Mirian Araújo Carlos Crapez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592008000100002