Isolation and enumeration of marine actinomycetes from seawater and sediments in Alexandria.
Open Access
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Research Foundation in The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 46 (3), 105-111
- https://doi.org/10.2323/jgam.46.105
Abstract
Actinomycetes were isolated from near-shore marine sediments and water at four different sites in Alexandria. Statistical analysis revealed that variation in temperature, pH, and dissolved phosphate were of insignificant values, but that variation in total nitrogen and organic matter were significant. The treatment of sediments and water samples by heat resulted in a selective reduction of the nonactinomycetal heterotrophic microflora. Four selective culture media were used for counting actinomycetes in marine water and sediments. The starch nitrate medium favored the growth of these microorganisms. The diversity and counts of actinomycetes varied with the seasonal variation, and the highest counts were detected in dry warm seasons. The numbers of this bacterial group in sediments exceeded by far their numbers in seawater. A positive correlation was found between population size and location. Actinomycetes were found in the highest numbers in the upper layers (0–20 cm depth). In a few cases, the counts of actinomycetes showed bimodal maxima 0–20 and 60–100 cm deep. Sediments were the best source of marine actinomycetes, and their distribution varied depending on the depth from which samples were collected. The ratio of actinomycetes to the total microflora ranged from 0.48 to 2.29, depending on location.Keywords
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