Susceptibility of bacteria in estuarine environments to autochthonous Bdellovibrios

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 256-264

  Rice, T D ^a   Williams, H N ^b   Turng, B F ^b  

^a Northwest Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHESAPEAKE BAY; ESTUARINE; PREDATION; SUSCEPTIBILITY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIVORY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

USA, CHESAPEAKE BAY;

BDELLOVIBRIO;

EID: 0031901507     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900081     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Breschel TS, Singleton FL (1992) Use of the API Rapid NFT System for identifying nonfermentative and fermentative marine bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 58:21-26
2. Daley RJ (1979) Direct epifluorescence enumeration of native aquatic bacteria: Uses, limitations and comparative accuracy. In: Native Aquatic Bacteria: Enumeration, Activity and Ecology. ASTM STP 695, pp 29-45
3. Fry JC, Staples DG (1974) The occurrence and role of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorous in a polluted river. Water Res 8:1029-1035
4. Fry JC, Staples DG (1976) Distribution of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorous in sewage works, river waters and sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 31L:269-474
5. Hespell RB, Thomashow MF, Rittenberg SC (1974) Changes in cell composition and viability of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorous during starvation. Arch Mikrobiol 97:313-327
6. Kessel M, Shilo M (1976) Relationship of Bdellovibrio elongation and fission to host cell size. J Bacteriol 128:477-480
7. Marbach A, Varon M, Shilo M (1976) Properties of marine bdellovibrios. Microb Ecol 2:284-295
8. Overman TE, Kessler JF, Seabolt JP (1985) Comparison of API 20E, API Rapid E and API Rapid NFT for identification of members of the family Vibrionaceae. J Clin Microbiol 22:778-781
9. Proctor LM, Fuhrman JA (1990) Viral mortality of marine bacteria and cyanobacteria. Nature 343:60-62
10. Schoeffield AJ, Williams HN (1990) Efficiencies of recovery of bdellovibrios from brackish-water environments by using various bacterial species as prey. Appl Environ Microbiol 56: 230-236
11. Stevenson LH, Millwood CE, Hebeler BH (1974) Aerobic, heterotrophic bacterial populations in estuarine water and sediments. In: Colwell RR, Monta RY (eds) Effect of the ocean environment on microbial activities. University Park Press, Baltimore, pp 268-304
12. Taylor VI, Baumann P, Reichelt JL, Allen RD (1974) Isolation, enumeration and host range of marine bdellovibrios. Arch Microbiol 98:101-114
13. Tearle PV, Richard KJ (1987) Ecophysiological grouping of Antartic environmental bacteria by API 20 NE and fatty acid finger prints. J Appl Bacteriol 63:497-503
14. Varon M, Shilo M (1969) Interaction of Bdettovibrio bacteriovorus and host bacteria. II. Intracellular growth and development of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109 in liquid cultures. J Bacteriol 99:136-141
15. Varon M, Shilo M (1980) Ecology of aquatic bdellovibrios. Adv Aquat Microbiol 21:1-48
16. Varon M, Ziegler BP (1978) Bacterial predator-prey interaction at low prey density. Appl Environ Microbiol 36:11-17
17. Varon M, Fine M, Stein A (1984) The maintenance of Bdellovibrio at low prey density. Microb Ecol 10:95-98
18. Weiner RM, Hussong D, Colwell RR (1980) An estuarine agar medium for enumeration of aerobic, heterotrophic bacteria, associated with water, sediment and shellfish. Can J Microbiol 26:1355-1369
19. Williams HN (1988) A study of the occurrence and distribution of bdellovibrios in estuarine sediment over an annual cycle. Microb Ecol 15:9-20
20. Williams HN, Falkler Jr WA (1984) Distribution of bdellovibrios in the water column of an estuary. Can J Microbiol 30:971-974
21. Williams HN, Falkler WA Jr, Shay DE (1982) Seasonal distribution of Bdellovibrio at the mouth of the Patuxent River in the Chesapeake Bay. Can J Microbiol 28:111-116
22. William HN, Toon S, Faulk E, Falkler Jr WA (1987) The incidence of bdellovibrios in an artificial environment: The National Aquarium in Baltimore. Can J Microbiol 33:483-488
23. Williams HN, Schoeffield A, Guether D, Kelley J, Desai D, Falkler Jr WA (1995) Recovery of bdellovibrios from submerged surfaces and other aquatic habitats. Microb Ecol 29: 39-48