Inhibition of byssal formation inSemimytilus algosus(Gould, 1850) by a film-forming bacterium isolated from biofouled substrata in northern Chile
| Autor: | Cristina Ayala, Carlos Riquelme, Marcela Clarke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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animal structures
Argopecten purpuratus biology Petri dish Biofilm Mussel Aquatic Science biology.organism_classification Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Bivalvia Extracellular Matrix Microbiology law.invention Biofouling law Biofilms Scallop Animals Bioassay Chile Alteromonas Gels Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Biofouling. 22:61-68 |
| ISSN: | 1029-2454 0892-7014 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08927010500533122 |
| Popis: | Semimytilus algosus is a small mussel species that fouls artificial culture systems of the scallop Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) in the north of Chile. Since biofouling organisms are a serious problem in culture, competing with the scallops for food and oxygen, environmentally- friendly methods are required to mitigate the effects of this fouling in the culture systems. The present study reports the evaluation of the inhibitory effect of biofilms and extracellular products (EP) of the bacterium Alteromonas strain Ni1-LEM on the byssal formation of S. algosus juveniles. Laboratory bioassays were carried out to determine the reattachment, exploratory behaviour and/or byssal thread production of the mussel in plastic Petri dishes containing bacterial biofilms, different dilutions of EP, and EP incorporated in a test substratum. It was concluded from the results that culture supernatants of the Alteromonas tested had an inhibitory effect on reattachment by S. algosus. |
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