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Title	A numerical taxonomic study of pelagic and epibenthic bacteria from the northwest Atlantic Ocean near Newfoundland
Author	Noble, Peter Anthony
Description	Thesis (M.Sc.) -- Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1985. Biology
Date	1984
Pagination	x, 196 leaves : ill., map
Subject	Marine bacteria--Northwest Atlantic Ocean; Marine bacteria--Newfoundland and Labrador;
Degree	M.Sc.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Biology
Discipline	Biology
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Notes	Bibliography : leaves 101-115
Abstract	An examination of bacterial strains from the pelagic and epibenthic regions from the water column in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean near Newfoundland was made. Ninety-one strains were recovered from the pelagic an epibenthic regions and tested for 135 binary characters. Using numerical analysis, clusters of related strains were identified and the characteristics of the clusters determined. Pelagic strains were mainly fermentative and clustered separately from the epibenthic strains which were mostly oxidative. Identification was achieved with the aid of type and reference cultures. Fermentative bacteria were tentatively identified as members of the genus Vibrio although some species of Aeromonas were present. Nonfermentative strains were identified as Alteromonas, Flavobacterium and Pseudomonas. Although direct parallels could not be drawn, the bacteria isolated for this region most closely resembled populations described for Alaska, New Zealand and Antarctica.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75332338
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(23.24 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Noble_PeterAnthony.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	311704.cpd