Symbiotic Associations and Pathogenic Potential of Vibrios In the North Inlet Estuary
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description: Salt marshes along the South Eastern US coast are largely dominated by the macrophytes Spartina alterniflora (Loisel) and Juncus roemerianus (Scheele) which form vast stands with robust, interconnecting root systems and contribute to sediment accretion, functioning to shape intertidal zones. Large stands of these grasses are punctuated by mud flats and infaunal burrows of the fiddler crabs Uca pugnax (Bosc) and Uca pugilator (Smith); the feeding and burrowing actions of which, serve to ventilate and redistribute the marsh sediment. Bacteria belonging to the genus Vibrio are flagellated gram negative rods or curved rods common throughout marine systems. Vibrios inhabit a range of niches within the water column, attached to sediment particles and in symbiotic associations with marine animals and plants. Most commonly though, vibrios are known for their pathogenic nature and are the causative agents of many diseases of humans and other animals. In general, vibrios are understudied in natural systems free of anthropogenic influence. This investigation examined the physiological activities, biogeography and pathogenic potential of Vibrionaceae from the pristine intertidal North Inlet, SC saltmarsh. The ability of several Vibrio species is Salt marshes along the South Eastern US coast are largely dominated by the macrophytes Spartina alterniflora (Loisel) and Juncus roemerianus (Scheele) which form vast stands with robust, interconnecting root systems and contribute to sediment accretion, functioning to shape intertidal zones. Large stands of these grasses are punctuated by mud flats and infaunal burrows of the fiddler crabs Uca pugnax (Bosc) and Uca pugilator (Smith); the feeding and burrowing actions of which, serve to ventilate and redistribute the marsh sediment. Bacteria belonging to the genus Vibrio are flagellated gram negative rods or curved rods common throughout marine systems. Vibrios inhabit a range of niches within the water column, attached to sediment parti…
abstract: Salt marshes along the South Eastern US coast are largely dominated by the macrophytes Spartina alterniflora (Loisel) and Juncus roemerianus (Scheele) which form vast stands with robust, interconnecting root systems and contribute to sediment accretion, functioning to shape intertidal zones. Large stands of these grasses are punctuated by mud flats and infaunal burrows of the fiddler crabs Uca pugnax (Bosc) and Uca pugilator (Smith); the feeding and burrowing actions of which, serve to ventilate and redistribute the marsh sediment. Bacteria belonging to the genus Vibrio are flagellated gram negative rods or curved rods common throughout marine systems. Vibrios inhabit a range of niches within the water column, attached to sediment particles and in symbiotic associations with marine animals and plants. Most commonly though, vibrios are known for their pathogenic nature and are the causative agents of many diseases of humans and other animals. In general, vibrios are understudied in natural systems free of anthropogenic influence. This investigation examined the physiological activities, biogeography and pathogenic potential of Vibrionaceae from the pristine intertidal North Inlet, SC saltmarsh. The ability of several Vibrio species is Salt marshes along the South Eastern US coast are largely dominated by the macrophytes Spartina alterniflora (Loisel) and Juncus roemerianus (Scheele) which form vast stands with robust, interconnecting root systems and contribute to sediment accretion, functioning to shape intertidal zones. Large stands of these grasses are punctuated by mud flats and infaunal burrows of the fiddler crabs Uca pugnax (Bosc) and Uca pugilator (Smith); the feeding and burrowing actions of which, serve to ventilate and redistribute the marsh sediment. Bacteria belonging to the genus Vibrio are flagellated gram negative rods or curved rods common throughout marine systems. Vibrios inhabit a range of niches within the water column, attached to sediment parti…
author: Gutierrez West, Casandra Karen
keywords: Life Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, IAA, pathogenicity, tdh, tlh, trh, Vibrio parahaemolyticus
date published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T04:38:37Z
provider: University of South Carolina
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of South Carolina