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In order to help understand the microbial ecology of an aquatic biotope, it is necessary to know the total bacterial numbers and the bacterial biomass. However, only a few methods are available today which reflect the quantity and form-diversity of the bacterial flora. The small size of the bacterial cell as well as the heterogeneity of the habitat restrict the choice of methods.
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Zimmermann, R. (1977). Estimation of Bacterial Number and Biomass by Epifluorescence Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy. In: Rheinheimer, G. (eds) Microbial Ecology of a Brackish Water Environment. Ecological Studies, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66791-6_10
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