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Densities of bacteria and fungi in coastal surface films as determined by a membrane‐adsorption procedure1,2
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EngineeringCoastal Surface FilmsFoulingMembrane CharacterizationSurface SlicksBacterial PathogensMarine PollutionMicrobial EcologyEnvironmental MicrobiologyMembrane ProcessMicrobial DiversityMembrane‐adsorption TechniqueCoastal SystemsMembrane‐adsorption Procedure1,2Microbial ContaminationEnvironmental EngineeringSimple ProcedureMicrobiologyMedicineQuantitative MicrobiologyMicrobiological Degradation
A membrane‐adsorption technique for counting surface slick microbial populations was evaluated. The simple procedure gave bacterial and fungal populations several orders of magnitude greater than those previously reported for surface slicks.