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Diversity of purple nonsulfur bacteria in shrimp ponds with varying mercury levels
Joint Authors
Mukkata, Kanokwan
Kantachote, Duangporn
Wittayaweerasak, Banjong
Techkarnjanaruk, Somkiet
Boonapatcharoen, Nimaradee
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 23, Issue 4 (31 Jul. 2016), pp.478-487, 10 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-07-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This research aimed to study the diversity of purple nonsulfur bacteria (PNSB) and to investigate the effect of Hg concentrations in shrimp ponds on PNSB diversity.
Amplification of the pufM gene was detected in 13 and 10 samples of water and sediment collected from 16 shrimp ponds in Southern Thailand.
In addition to PNSB, other anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (APB) were also observed; purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) and aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (AAPB) although most of them could not be identified.
Among identified groups; AAPB, PSB and PNSB in the samples of water and sediment were 25.71, 11.43 and 8.57%; and 27.78, 11.11 and 22.22%, respectively.
In both sample types, Roseobacter denitrificans (AAPB) was the most dominant species followed by Halorhodospira halophila (PSB).
In addition two genera, observed most frequently in the sediment samples were a group of PNSB (Rhodovulum kholense, Rhodospirillum centenum and Rhodobium marinum).
The UPGMA dendrograms showed 7 and 6 clustered groups in the water and sediment samples, respectively.
There was no relationship between the clustered groups and the total Hg (HgT) concentrations in the water and sediment samples used (<0.002–0.03 lg/L and 35.40–391.60 lg/kg dry weight) for studying the biodiversity.
It can be concluded that there was no effect of the various Hg levels on the diversity of detected APB species; particularly the PNSB in the shrimp ponds.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mukkata, Kanokwan& Kantachote, Duangporn& Wittayaweerasak, Banjong& Techkarnjanaruk, Somkiet& Boonapatcharoen, Nimaradee. 2016. Diversity of purple nonsulfur bacteria in shrimp ponds with varying mercury levels. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 23, no. 4, pp.478-487.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mukkata, Kanokwan…[et al.]. Diversity of purple nonsulfur bacteria in shrimp ponds with varying mercury levels. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 23, no. 4 (Jul. 2016), pp.478-487.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mukkata, Kanokwan& Kantachote, Duangporn& Wittayaweerasak, Banjong& Techkarnjanaruk, Somkiet& Boonapatcharoen, Nimaradee. Diversity of purple nonsulfur bacteria in shrimp ponds with varying mercury levels. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2016. Vol. 23, no. 4, pp.478-487.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-689551
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 486
Record ID
BIM-689551