The effect of stomaching time on release of epiphytic bacteria from two species of submerged macrophytes was investigated, and the proportion of total epiphytes released from three species by stomaching was determined. A duration of 5 min was found to be an adequate stomaching time; the proportion released (mean ca 0.4) varied considerably between sites and sampling occasions.
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