Research article2013Peer reviewed
Prorocentrum micans promote and Skeletonema tropicum disfavours persistence of the pathogenic bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Olofsson, Malin; Asplund, Maria E.; Karunasagar, Indrani; Rehnstam-Holm, Ann-Sofi; Godhe, Anna
Abstract
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a common pathogen causing food poisoning with lethal results. Composition of phytoplankton communities could be a possible source affecting survival, persistence and proliferation of V. parahaemolyticus in marine environments. hi this experiment an environmental strain of V parahaemolyticusi isolated from the southwest coast of India, was exposed to one dinoflagellate, Prorocentrum micans and one diatom, Skeletonema tropicum. Results show that P. micans facilitate and S. tropicum prevents persistence of V. parahaemolyticus.
Keywords
Phytoplanlcton; Associated bacteria; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Prorocentrum micans; Skeletonema trop
Published in
Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences
2013, Volume: 42, number: 6, pages: 729-733
Publisher: NATL INST SCIENCE COMMUNICATION-NISCAIR
UKÄ Subject classification
Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/113370