Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The stratified regions of large bodies of standing water and describe the effect of this layering on the microbes.
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The freshwater bodies are the sites of colossal microbial processes. The range of microbial activity linked to dissolved oxygen, availability of nutrients, temperature, and sunlight.
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