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The distribuution patterns of a variety of bacteria in the surface microlayer, 20 cm and 100 cm below the surface of rivers, open lake waters, and off docks are presented. Implications of this three-season study are that conventional sampling techniques underestimate the true microbiol densities.
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Dutka et al. (1978) studied this question.
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