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Bourquin, Al W. 1973. Impact of Microbial Seed Cultures on the Aquatic Environment. In: Proceedings of the First Microbiology Seminar on Standardization of Methods. EPA-R4-73-022. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Pp. 140-142. (ERL,GB 203).

Microbial seed cultures are currently being studied for application to the environment as microbiological pesticides. Viruses have been isolated which attack selectively the cabbage boll; a bacterium has been isolated as a specific pathogen of mosquitoes; and chitinoclastic bacteria have been proposed as agents against plant predators in estuarine areas. The range of impact on the aquatic environment by seed cultures must be investigated adequately before they are used on a large scale.

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