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dc.contributor.authorKhandeparker, L.
dc.contributor.authorAnil, A.C.
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-07T12:19:07Z
dc.date.available2014-01-07T12:19:07Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationEcoHealth, vol.10(3); 2013; 268-276
dc.identifier.otherno
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4421
dc.description.abstractBacteria associated with plankton are of importance in marine bioinvasions and the implementation of ship’s ballast water treatment technologies. In this study, epibiotic and endobiotic bacteria associated with zooplankton, including barnacle nauplii, veliger larvae, and adults of the copepod Oithona sp., were characterized and quantified. Barnacle nauplius and veliger larva harbored ~4.4 × 10<sup>5</sup> cells ind<sup>-1</sup> whereas Oithona sp. had 8.8 × 10<sup>5</sup> cells ind<sup>-1</sup>. Computation of bacterial contribution based on biovolume indicated that despite being the smallest zooplankton tested, veliger larvae harbored the highest number of bacteria, while barnacle nauplii, the largest of the zooplankton, tested in terms of volume contributed the least. Pulverization of zooplankton led to an increase in bacterial numbers; for example, Vibrio cholerae, which was initially 3.5 × 10<sup>3</sup>, increased to 5.4 × 10<sup>5</sup> CFU g<sup>-1</sup>; Escherichia coli increased from 5.0 × 10<sup>2</sup> to 1.3 × 10<sup>4</sup> CFU g<sup>-1</sup>; and Streptococcus faecalis increased from 2.1 × 10<sup>2</sup> to 2.5 × 10<sup>5</sup> CFU g<sup>-1</sup>, respectively. Pulverized zooplankton was aged in the dark to assess the contribution of bacteria from decaying debris. Aging of pulverized zooplankton led to emergence of Chromobacterium violaceum, which is an opportunistic pathogen in animals and humans
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Association for Ecology and Health
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dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Springer. This paper is for R & D purpose and Copyright [2013] Springer.
dc.subjectsymbiosis
dc.subjectintroduced species
dc.subjectballast
dc.subjectbacteria
dc.subjectmarine invertebrates
dc.subjectcheck lists
dc.titleAssociation of bacteria with marine invertebrates: Implications for ballast water management
dc.typeJournal Article


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