The Seasonal Microbial Ecology of Plankton and Plankton-Associated Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Northeast United States
Meghan A. Hartwick, Audrey Berenson, Cheryl A. Whistler, Elena N. Naumova, Stephen H. Jones
Abstract
The Vibrio -plankton interaction is a focal relationship in Vibrio disease research; however, little is known about this dynamic in the Northeast United States, where V. parahaemolyticus is an established public health issue. We integrated phototactic plankton separation with seasonality analysis to determine the dynamics of the plankton community, water quality, and V. parahaemolyticus concentrations.
Topics & Concepts
Vibrio parahaemolyticusPlanktonZooplanktonPhytoplanktonEcologyBiologyAlgal bloomEnvironmental scienceFisheryNutrientBacteriaGeneticsVibrio bacteria research studiesAquaculture disease management and microbiotaIdentification and Quantification in Food