Open AccessVibrios of some deep‐water invertebrates
Author(s) -
Dilmore L.A.,
Hood M.A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1986.tb01531.x
Subject(s) - vibrio , biology , vibrio vulnificus , invertebrate , marine invertebrates , crustacean , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , bacteria , genetics
The gut microbiota of 7 species of deep‐water (300–400 m) invertebrates from the Gulf of Mexico was examined. High populations of Vibrio spp. were observed in crustaceans (ranging from 10 5 to 7 × 10 6 cells/g gut content) while relatively low populations of Vibrio spp. were found in annelids, the water column, and sediment. Although saprophytic Vibrio species were isolated, Vibrio fluvialis and Vibrio hollisae , potential human pathogens, were isolated from the crustaceans, Pleoticus robustus, Nematocarcinas sp., Plesionika sp., and Munida sp., and Vibrio vulnificus was isolated from Nereis sp. These observations confirm the finding of Ohwada et al. [18] that the gut of deep‐water invertebrates has a bacterial flora abundant in Vibrio spp. These results also suggest that some marine invertebrates may serve as reservoirs for certain potential pathogenic Vibrio species.