Open AccessActinomycete‐flora associated with submersed freshwater macrophytes
Author(s) -
Wohl Debra L,
McArthur J Vaun
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
fems microbiology ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.377
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1574-6941
pISSN - 0168-6496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1998.tb00499.x
Subject(s) - biology , macrophyte , aquatic plant , flora (microbiology) , potamogetonaceae , ecology , botany , vegetation (pathology) , sampling (signal processing) , aquatic ecosystem , bacteria , genetics , medicine , filter (signal processing) , pathology , computer science , computer vision
Aquatic vegetation from three stream sites located within the US Department of Energy's Savannah River Site, South Carolina was sampled to determine the presence, distribution and diversity of actinomycetes on submersed macrophytes. At individual sampling sites, small pieces of submersed aquatic plants ( Sparganium americanum , Ranunculus pusillus and Microanthemum umbrosum ) were clipped and placed in sterile sampling containers. In the laboratory, plant fragments were subjected to a wide array of selective measures (5 pretreatments×8 media×2 antibiotic regimes×2 temperatures) in order to obtain the greatest diversity and best isolation methods. A total of 433 actinomycete colonies was isolated, which included 32 distinct strains. The streams, plants and plant tissue types (healthy, necrotic or dead) all had an effect on the presence, distribution and diversity of the actinomycetes.