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Biofilms that are found on illuminated surfaces usually contain phototrophs. These surfaces can be rocks in mountain streams (Haack & McFeters, 1982a, b), watertreatment equipment (Ludyansky, 1991) or various natural and man-made structures in the marine environment (Paul, et al, 1977; Callow, 1986). There has been a great deal of work on the interactions between bacteria and phototrophs (usually phytoplankton) in the ocean water column (Wiebe & Smith, 1977; Ducklow, et al 1986), but far less where the organisms are sessile. The reasons for this imbalance are not difficult to define. Whereas it is comparatively easy to work with organisms in suspension, it is far more difficult to study attached organisms. Even the comparatively simple procedure of sampling organisms growing on a surface is difficult (Wimpenny, et al, 1989). It follows that any analyses after sampling will be that much more difficult and prone to artefact. The interest in mixtures of suspended cells derives from our continuing goal of understanding global cycling of elements. Environments are not monospecific and all species play some role in the cycling process. At the moment, these specific roles are hard to define. Currently this area of science has assumed a far greater importance since the onset of fears concerning global warming trends.
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Cooksey, K.E. (1992). Bacterial and Algal Interactions in Biofilms. In: Melo, L.F., Bott, T.R., Fletcher, M., Capdeville, B. (eds) Biofilms — Science and Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 223. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1824-8_16
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