Seasonal Levels of the Vibrio Predator Bacteriovorax in Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coast Seawater
Joint Authors
Lau, Ronald
Watson, Michael A.
Boyd, E. Fidelma
Richards, Gary P.
Burkhardt, William
Uknalis, Joseph
Fay, Johnna P.
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Abstract EN
Bacteriovorax were quantified in US Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific seawater to determine baseline levels of these predatory bacteria and possible seasonal fluctuations in levels.
Surface seawater was analyzed monthly for 1 year from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; the Gulf Coast of Alabama; and four sites along the Delaware Bay.
Screening for Bacteriovorax was performed on lawns of V.
parahaemolyticus host cells.
Direct testing of 7.5 mL portions of seawater from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts gave mean annual counts ≤12.2 PFU.
Spikes in counts were observed at 3 out of 4 sites along the Delaware Bay 1 week after Hurricane Sandy.
A comparison of summer versus winter counts showed significantly more Bacteriovorax (P≤0.0001) in the Delaware Bay during the summer and significantly more (P≤0.0001) in the Gulf during the winter, but no significant seasonal differences (P>0.05) for Hawaiian seawater.
Bacteriovorax counts only correlated with seawater salinity and temperature at one Delaware site (r=0.79 and r=0.65, resp.).
There was a relatively strong negative correlation between temperature and Bacteriovorax levels (r=−0.585) for Gulf seawater.
Selected isolates were sequenced and identified by phylogenetic analysis as Bacteriovorax clusters IX, X, XI, and XII.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Richards, Gary P.& Watson, Michael A.& Boyd, E. Fidelma& Burkhardt, William& Lau, Ronald& Uknalis, Joseph…[et al.]. 2013. Seasonal Levels of the Vibrio Predator Bacteriovorax in Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coast Seawater. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Richards, Gary P.…[et al.]. Seasonal Levels of the Vibrio Predator Bacteriovorax in Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coast Seawater. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467125
American Medical Association (AMA)
Richards, Gary P.& Watson, Michael A.& Boyd, E. Fidelma& Burkhardt, William& Lau, Ronald& Uknalis, Joseph…[et al.]. Seasonal Levels of the Vibrio Predator Bacteriovorax in Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coast Seawater. International Journal of Microbiology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467125
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467125