A case for bacterial dormancy in aquatic systems

A perusal of the history of science reveals that periods of rapid advancement have come in response to two important fo r ce s i n t ens ive rivalries, ei ther personal or national, and controvers ia l concepts . Progress is rapid when experiments are designed to test the accuracy of a working hypothes is ; fur thermore , work is usually much more vigorous when the supposi t ion is controvers ia l (32). The hypothesis outlined in this communica t ion is controversial . Thus, disagreement is expec ted and welcomed since in the words of Eugene Odum (32), " d i s a g r e e m e n t . . . is certain not only to generate useful knowledge but (also) to p romote the art and science of both the exper imental and analytical app roaches . "

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