MICROFLORA ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIGESTIVE-TRACT OF THE FAIRY SHRIMP BRANCHINELLA-SPINOSA (EDWARDS,H.MILNE, 1840) (CRUSTACEA, BRANCHIOPODA)

Authors
AMPE F THIERY A
Citation
F. Ampe et A. Thiery, MICROFLORA ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIGESTIVE-TRACT OF THE FAIRY SHRIMP BRANCHINELLA-SPINOSA (EDWARDS,H.MILNE, 1840) (CRUSTACEA, BRANCHIOPODA), FEMS microbiology letters, 158(2), 1998, pp. 201-205
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
FEMS microbiology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03781097
Volume
158
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
201 - 205
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1097(1998)158:2<201:MAWTDO>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
An ectoperitrophic association of microorganisms with the fairy shrimp Branchinella spinosa was investigated by standard plate counts and sc anning electron microscopy. Yeasts were found to form a monolayer stru cture attached to the inner surface of the peritrophic matrix suggesti ng a strong symbiotic association. The bacterial population consisted mostly of members of the genus Serratia, concentrated in the hindgut, and exhibiting chitinolytic activity. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier S cience B.V. All rights reserved.