bac·te·rio·plank·ton
| \ bak-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈplaŋ(k)-tən
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Definition of bacterioplankton
: plankton composed of bacteria
… a 2-year study off the New Jersey coast detected seasonal patterns of bacterioplankton communities with distinct clusters of samples separated by season for each year and a distinction between summer and winter communities evident in the entire data set.— Stephen J. Giovannoni and Kevin L. Vergin, Science, 10 Feb. 2012
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“Bacterioplankton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bacterioplankton. Accessed 16 Jun. 2021.
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