Biological/Chemical Survey of Texoma and Capline Sector Salt Dome Brine Disposal Sites Off Louisiana, 1978-1979. Volume III. Describe Bacterial Communities

摘要

Bacterial populations present at two proposed brine disposal sites off Louisiana at West Hackberry and Weeks Island were studied. Sediment bacterial populations were most numerous during summer, corresponding to maximum mean in situ temperatures. Greatest levels during all seasons occurred at the West Hackberry site, where the substrate was finer textures and contained a higher organic content. Hydrocarbon degrading bacteria were an indigenous component of the benthic bacterial population throughout the year.The predominant hydrocarbon degrading bacteria from both sites were Pseudomonas.