FIRST REPORT OF THE BACTERIUM THIOPLOCA IN THE BENGUELA ECOSYSTEM OFFNAMIBIA

Authors
GALLARDO VA KLINGELHOEFFER E ARNTZ W GRACO M
Citation
Va. Gallardo et al., FIRST REPORT OF THE BACTERIUM THIOPLOCA IN THE BENGUELA ECOSYSTEM OFFNAMIBIA, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 78(3), 1998, pp. 1007-1010
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom → ACNP
ISSN journal
00253154
Volume
78
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1007 - 1010
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(1998)78:3<1007:FROTBT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Thioploca are sulphur oxidizing-nitrate reducing gliding filamentous b enthic bacteria belonging to the Beggiatoaceae. In this paper we repor t on the discovery of Thioploca resulting from a commercial fishery su rvey of Trachurus capensis (horse mackerel) and Merluccius capensis (h ake) carried out off Namibia between 18 degrees 00.1'S and 25 degrees 00 8'S from 4-10 December 1996, on board the RV 'Welwitschia'. The fir st positive finding of sheathed, presumably vacuolated, Thioploca in t he Benguela Current ecosystem is now reported.