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A critical comparison of techniques for estimating bacterial abundance on leaf litter decaying in Oued Zegzel (Morocco)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2009

A. Maamri
A. Maamri*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Hydrobiologie & Ecologie Générale, Faculté des Sciences, Oujda, Morocco.
*
maamri@sciences.univ-oujda.ac.ma
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Abstract

A critical comparison of four techniques used to estimate the abundance and biomass of bacteria associated with leaves decaying in a small river in the North-East of Morocco is given. The relative efficiency of the four methods was as follows: homogenisation > direct count > stomacher > sonication. However, each one of these techniques presents its advantages and disadvantages. No technique is perfect by itself.

Keywords

homogenisationdirect countstomachersonicationbacteriadecaying leaveshomogénéisationcomptage directstomachersonicationbactériesfeuilles en décomposition
Type
Research Article
Information
Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , December 2000 , pp. 235 - 239
Copyright
© Université Paul Sabatier, 2000

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