A method for estimating the biomass of b
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D. J. W. Moriarty
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Article
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1975
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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A method is described for estimating the biomass of bacteria in aquatic sediments by an enzymic measurement of D-lactic acid derived from hydrolysis of muramic acid. A correlation is shown between muramic acid and biomass. The Gram-negative rod bacteria contain about 20 ฮผg muramic acid/mg carbon whe