Associations Between Vibrio and the Planktonic Community Throughout Tampa Bay
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2019
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Department of Biology, College of Natural and Health Sciences, The University of Tampa
Abstract
Vibrio is a genus of bacteria whose species naturally inhabit warm,
marine waters throughout the world. Many of these species are
pathogenic to humans, which makes predicting outbreaks of vital
importance. Considerable information is still being discovered about
Vibrio ecology, therefore additional studies of Vibrio in the marine
environment are necessary. Previous relationships between Vibrio
species, the planktonic community, and environmental factors have
been described, but these relationships have not been explored
in Tampa Bay. Zooplankton tows were performed at six different
locations in Tampa Bay. Three sites were located in the inner bay,
while three were closer to the Gulf of Mexico. Whole water samples
and environmental parameters were also collected from each site.
Zooplankton samples were separated into two classes: copepods
and copepod nauplii and resuspended in sterile saline. Whole water
samples were diluted to 101, 10mL, and 20mL. Zooplankton and
water samples were vacuum filtered, and the filter paper plated on
Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile-Sucrose (TCBS) agar plates. The plates were
incubated at 37 C for 24 hours and assessed for growth. Associations
between Vibrio and the planktonic community, as well as patterns
in environmental factors provide valuable insight to the bacterial
community of Tampa Bay.
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Recommended Citation: Johnson, Heather. “Associations Between Vibrio and the Planktonic Community Throughout Tampa Bay.” Acta Spartae, 2019. https://doi.org/10.48497/ZGTC-BE07.
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Research Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Biology::Terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecology, Vibrio, Bay ecology--Florida--Tampa Bay Region, Bacteria
Citation
Johnson, Heather. “Associations Between Vibrio and the Planktonic Community Throughout Tampa Bay.” Acta Spartae, 2019. https://doi.org/10.48497/ZGTC-BE07.