Protists from a sewage‐contaminated aquifer on cape cod, Massachusetts
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Abstract
Several species of flagellates (genera Bodo, Cercomonas, Cryptaulax, Cyathomonas, Goniomonas, Spumella) have been identified in cultures from a plume of organic contamination (treated sewage effluent) within an aquifer on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Amoebae and numerous unidentifiable 2‐ to 3‐μm flagellates have also been observed. As a rule, flagellates were associated with solid surfaces, or were capable of temporary surface attachment, corroborating earlier observations from in situ and column transport experiments suggesting that protists in the Massachusetts aquifer have a high propensity for association with sediment grain surfaces. Based on the fact that cultures from the uncontaminated part of the aquifer yielded only a few species of protists, it is hypothesized that the greater abundance and variety of food sources in the contaminant plume is capable of supporting a greater number of protistan species.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Protists from a sewage‐contaminated aquifer on cape cod, Massachusetts |
| Series title | Geomicrobiology Journal |
| DOI | 10.1080/01490459409377968 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 14 p. |
| First page | 23 |
| Last page | 36 |
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