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Lysis of Escherichia coli by Marine Micro-organisms

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INVESTIGATIONS of the lethal effect of seawater on Escherichia coli, the common indicator organism for pollution by intestinal pathogens, have suggested a variety of possible mechanisms1–3. The negative effect of heat sterilization of seawater on its specific bactericidal action indicates a biological interaction which has been neither confirmed nor disproved. We attempt to define here the role of the native microflora in the disappearance of E. coli from seawater.

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  1. Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Division of Engineering and Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    R. MITCHELL & SHLOMIT YANKOFSKY

  2. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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MITCHELL, R., YANKOFSKY, S. & JANNASCH, H. Lysis of Escherichia coli by Marine Micro-organisms. Nature 215, 891–893 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215891a0

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