Quantification and distribution of vibrio species in water from an estuary in Ceará-Brazil impacted by shrimp farming

Authors

  • Renata A Costa Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Giselle C Silva Universidade Federal do Ceará; Instituto de Ciências do Mar; Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental e do Pescado
  • Jackson R. O Peixoto Universidade Federal do Ceará; Instituto de Ciências do Mar; Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental e do Pescado
  • Gustavo H. F Vieira Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú; Departamento de Biologia
  • Regine H. S. F Vieira Universidade Federal do Ceará; Instituto de Ciências do Mar; Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental e do Pescado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592010000300001

Keywords:

Vibrio, Estuary, Shrimp farming

Abstract

Vibrios were quantified and their distribution determined for the estuary of the Coreaú river, in Northeastern Brazil, based on 24 water samples collected between June and October 2005. The most probable number of vibrios per 100 mL ranged from 230 x 10³ to 240 x 10(11). The pH value was the environmental factor most strongly associated with the abundance of vibrios. Sixty-two vibrio strains were isolated belonging to 15 species (6 of which observed in June-September and 8 in October). The most frequently isolated species were V. parahaemolyticus and V. cholerae.

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Published

2010-09-01

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 3 (2010)

Section

naodefinida

How to Cite

Quantification and distribution of vibrio species in water from an estuary in Ceará-Brazil impacted by shrimp farming . (2010). Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 58(3), 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592010000300001