What are the current methodologies for growing fastidious marine bacteria in situ?

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Xabier Vázquez Campos

The main 'classic' method is just leaving a glass slide in the water and let it colonise by the bugs.

For more advanced methods I would recommend take a look on some of the work of Belinda Ferrari at UNSW (Australia).

Grant January

Thank you greatly Buddolla Viswanath and Xabier Vázquez Campos!