Resumen
A diverse bacterial community, dominated by Gram negative populations, was found associated with biofilms of the fouling diatom, Amphora coffeaeformis. In the characterization of some members of this culturable bacterial community, emphasis was placed upon their ability to enhance growth of the diatom in elevated Cu2+ concentrations. Some selected bacterial consorts, particularly those belonging to the genera Pseudomonas and Rhodococcus, enabled A. coffeaeformis to grow in artificial sea water medium containing normally inhibitory Cu2+ concentrations, demonstrating their ability to establish functional interactions with the diatom leading to enhanced copper tolerance. Owing to the specific nature of the beneficial effect (only produced by certain consorts and under copper stress), the establishment of such interactions could be regarded as a mechanism of copper resistance of A. coffeaeformis.
Idioma original | English |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 285-297 |
Número de páginas | 13 |
Publicación | Biofouling |
Volumen | 7 |
N.º | 4 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - dic. 1 1993 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Nota bibliográfica
Funding Information:This work was funded by the Canadian Department of National Defence, through the Academic Research Program number 3705-624 [FUHHD][RR03]. We are grateful to Leslie Brown for helpful discussions and constructive criticism during the preparation of the manuscript, as well as to Dr William W Kay for reading and expressing his comments about the manuscript. We also thank the anonymous reviewers who made valuable suggestions for the improvement of this manuscript.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Aquatic Science
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Water Science and Technology