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The concentrations of total bacteria, bacterial aggregates and so-called heterotrophic bacteria were compared and discussed with special reference to the watermasses that vertically layered at the western North Pacific central region and the subarctic Pacific region.
The concentrations of bacterial aggregates, having cells more than 25, were considerably uniform throughout the ocean depths. This was also shown indirectly by the measurements of size spectrum and organic constituents of particles, especially in the subsurface and deep watermasses. The so-called heterotrophic bacteria decreased in their concentration in deeper watermass, and the decrease was not obvious within each watermass but obvious among watermasses.
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Seki, H., Koike, I., Matsumoto, E. et al. A study on the distribution of total bacteria, bacterial aggregates and heterotrophic bacteria in the sea. Journal of the Oceanographical Society of Japan 28, 103–108 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02109771
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