TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantitative and qualitative studies of the bacterial microflora of turbot, Scophthalmus maximus L., gills
AU - Mudarris, M.
AU - Austin, B.
PY - 1988/2
Y1 - 1988/2
N2 - Populations of aerobic heterotrophic bacteria, occurring on the gills of healthy turbot, were estimated using a dilution plate technique. From a comparison of 18 media, the highest counts, i.e. 7·0 × 105 g-1, were obtained after incubation at 15-25° C on a specifically formulated medium which contained low quantities of beef extract, casein, tryptone and yeast extract. These bacteria were equated with Asticacaulis sp., Hyphomicrobium sp., Janthinobacterium lividum, Prosthecomicrobium sp., Pseudomonas fluorescens and Vibrio sp. Evidence from scanning electron microscopy pointed to a general lack of intimate colonization of exposed areas of the gill. Instead, micro-organisms colonized protected niches, such as the clefts between lamellae and in secluded areas on the arches. © 1988.
AB - Populations of aerobic heterotrophic bacteria, occurring on the gills of healthy turbot, were estimated using a dilution plate technique. From a comparison of 18 media, the highest counts, i.e. 7·0 × 105 g-1, were obtained after incubation at 15-25° C on a specifically formulated medium which contained low quantities of beef extract, casein, tryptone and yeast extract. These bacteria were equated with Asticacaulis sp., Hyphomicrobium sp., Janthinobacterium lividum, Prosthecomicrobium sp., Pseudomonas fluorescens and Vibrio sp. Evidence from scanning electron microscopy pointed to a general lack of intimate colonization of exposed areas of the gill. Instead, micro-organisms colonized protected niches, such as the clefts between lamellae and in secluded areas on the arches. © 1988.
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M3 - Article
SN - 0022-1112
VL - 32
SP - 223
EP - 229
JO - Journal of Fish Biology
JF - Journal of Fish Biology
IS - 2
ER -