Pollution Indicators and HAB-Associated Halophilic Bacteria Alongside Harmful Cyanobacteria in the Largest Mussel Cultivation Area in Greece
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15467274 |
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| Authors | Maria Kalaitzidou (Hellenic Ministry of Rural Development and Food), Maria V Alvanou (0000-0002-8645-0533, University of Western Macedonia), Konstantinos Papageorgiou (0000-0003-3341-6726, 424 General Military Hospital), Athanasios Lattos (0000-0002-0773-9604, University of Western Macedonia), Marina Sofia (University of Thessaly), Spyridon K Kritas (0000-0002-3540-9928, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Evanthia Petridou (0000-0002-3532-5724, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Ioannis Α Giantsis (0000-0002-6323-2955, University of Western Macedonia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 5285-5285 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19095285 |
| PMID | 35564680 |
| OpenAlex | W4225002601 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Taking into consideration the essential contribution of Mytilus galloprovincialis farming, it is of rising importance to add knowledge regarding bacterial species occurrence in water samples from aquaculture zones from the point of view of both the organism and public health. In the present study, we investigated the bacterial community existing in water samples from six Mytilus galloprovincialis aquaculture areas in the Thermaikos gulf, northern Greece, that may provoke toxicity in aquatic organisms and humans and may indicate environmental pollution in mussel production as well as algal blooms. Bacterial species were identified molecularly by sequencing of a partial 16s rRNA segment and were analyzed phylogenetically for the confirmation of the bacterial taxonomy. The results obtained revealed the presence of four bacterial genera ( Halomonas sp., Planococcus sp., Sulfitobacter sp., and Synechocystis sp.). Members of the Halomonas and Sulfitobacter genera have been isolated from highly polluted sites, Planococcus bacteria have been identified in samples derived directly from plastic debris, and Synechocystis bacteria are in line with microcystin detection. In this context, the monitoring of the bacteria community in mussel aquaculture water samples from the Thermaikos gulf, the largest mussel cultivation area in Greece, represents an indicator of water pollution, microplastics presence, algal blooms, and toxin presence
16S ribosomal RNA · Algal bloom · Aquaculture · Bacteria · Biology · Cyanobacteria · Fishery · Gammaproteobacteria · Halomonas · Mussel · Mytilus · Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry · Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology · Microplastics and Plastic Pollution · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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