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Starvation-Survival of Heterotrophs in the Marine Environment

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Advances in Microbial Ecology

Part of the book series: Advances in Microbial Ecology ((AMIE,volume 6))

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Because microbes are the principal catalysts in the ocean, the preservation of the catalytic ability of bacteria is an important aspect of the cycles of matter. As long as the genome is preserved, it will be expressed when the environmental conditions become appropriate, and in many instances, this depends on the availability of suitable energy-yielding substrates.

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