Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Publication Title
Microbiology Today
Volume
35
Issue
2
Pages
78-81
Abstract
As the international shipping fleet travels the oceans, it carries with it hidden cargoes of microbes. Fred C. Dobbs explores the hazards posed and what can be done to counteract them.
Rights
© 2008 Microbiology Society
Included with the kind permission of the publisher.
Original Publication Citation
Dobbs, F. (2008). Ship ballast tanks: How microbes travel the world. Microbiology Today, 35(2), 78-81.
Repository Citation
Dobbs, Fred C., "Ship Ballast Tanks: How Microbes Travel The World" (2008). OES Faculty Publications. 353.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/oeas_fac_pubs/353
ORCID
0000-0002-3901-179X (Dobbs)
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Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Oceanography Commons