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Aerobactin production by a planktonic marine Vibrio sp
Author(s) -
Haygood Margo G.,
Holt Pamela D.,
Butler Alison
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1993.38.5.1091
Subject(s) - siderophore , aerobactin , marine bacteriophage , bacteria , vibrio , seawater , plankton , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , vibrionaceae , isolation (microbiology) , ecology , enterobacteriaceae , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Production of siderophores by marine bacteria could potentially contribute to metal complexation by organic compounds in seawater. Direct isolation of planktonic marine bacteria on siderophore indicator plates showed that siderophore producers are present. The siderophore‐producing organisms that could be detected on this medium were more numerous in the mixed layer than in deeper water at this sampling site. One strain (DS40M5) was characterized and found to be a marine Vibrio sp. A siderophore produced by Vibrio sp. DS40M5 is aerobactin, a compound not previously known from planktonic marine bacteria.