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Motility of the giant sulfur bacteria Beggiatoa in the marine environment. Promotionskolloquium Rita Dunker 15. December 2010. Introduction T response Motility patterns Summary. Most random trails less than a day Long random trails : NO 3 - storage is gradually depleted
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Motility of the giant sulfur bacteria Beggiatoa in the marine environment Promotionskolloquium Rita Dunker 15. December 2010
IntroductionT response Motility patterns Summary Most randomtrailslessthan a day Long randomtrails: NO3- storageisgraduallydepleted Trailduration: severaldays → High biomass in thesuboxiczone → High NO3-storagecapacityneeded NO3- NO3- NO3- NO3- NO3- NO3- NO3- NO3- NO3- 22 Beggiatoa distribution in the suboxic zone