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ZOOPLANKTON AND PHYTOPLANKTON FROM GALVESTON BAY: TAXONOMIC DISTRIBUTION AND COEXISTENCE WITH Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Author(s) -
THOMPSON C. A.,
VANDERZANT C.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1976.tb00712_41_3.x
Subject(s) - zooplankton , vibrio parahaemolyticus , phytoplankton , biology , bay , navicula , population , nitzschia , diatom , ecology , oceanography , bacteria , genetics , demography , sociology , nutrient , geology
Taxonomic distribution and Vibrio parahaemolyticus count of 36 samples of zooplankton and four samples of phytoplankton are presented. In nearly all samples, immature forms of zooplankton accounted for more than 50% of the zooplankton population; Nitzschia, Coscinodiscus, Navicula and Thalassiosira species were present in each of the four phytoplankton samples. Mean V. parahaemolyticus counts (MPN/g) of 7,500 and 670 were detected in zooplankton and phytoplankton, respectively.