Zooplankton and phytoplankton from Galveston Bay: taxonomic distribution and coexistence with Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Date

1976

Authors

Thompson, C.A., Jr.
Vanderzant, C.
Ray, S.M.

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Abstract

Taxonomic distribution and V. parahaemolyticus count of 36 samples of zooplankton and 4 samples of phytoplankton are presented. In nearly all samples, immature forms of zooplankton accounted for more than 50% of the zooplankton population, Nitzschia, Cascinodiscus, Navicula and Thalassiosira species were present in each of the 4 phytoplankton samples. Mean V, parahoemolyticus counts (MPN/g of 7500 and 670 were detected in zooplankton and phytoplankton, respectively. (Seafood contamination is discussed).

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p. 725-727.

Keywords

zooplankton, phytoplankton, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, distribution, biological poisons

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