A associação entre o zooplâncton e Vibrio cholerae O1 e O139 no complexo estuarino de Santos - Bertioga e Plataforma adjacente / The association between zooplankton and Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 on Santos-Bertioga estuarine system and adjacent shelf

AUTOR(ES)

José Eduardo Martinelli Filho

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

Vibrio cholerae is an autochthonous bacterium in the sea and may cause serious health problems when pathogenic strains are accidentally ingested. V. cholerae are found associated with copepods in concentrations up to a thousand times higher than the free bacteria in the water. If ingested, a single copepod may have enough bacteria necessary for human infection. The objective of this study was to verify the presence and distribution of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 serogroups over Santos-Bertioga estuarine complex and adjacent continental shelf in association with zooplankton and over its distinct taxa. Zooplankton (>330 µm) sampling was carried out and detection of V. cholerae O1 and O139 assessed in whole samples and on most abundant taxa by the DFA and DVC-DFA (Direct Viable Count and Direct Fluorescence Assay) methods. Briefly, formalin-fixed samples were grinded and preserved in a sterilized buffer solution previously to the experiments. Live animals were selected, washed and grinded and an aliquot transferred to culture media for the DVC-DFA assay. Presence of these bacteria on zooplankton was correlated with physical and biological parameters of the seawater. Serogroup O1 was found on 88% while O139 on 77% of the samples from Santos-Bertioga estuarine complex, values higher than the ones found in other estuaries in global literature. For the adjacent shelf, detection was smaller due to higher salinity. 43 taxa, belonging from 9 phyla were individually tested. Inedited data from the association of V. cholerae and chaetognaths, Urochordata, larval stages of Polychaeta, Echinodermata, and fish eggs were documented. This study suggests the existence of an inshore-offshore gradient in V. cholerae attached to zooplankton from coastal waters and the high ability of V. cholerae O1 and O139 to adhere on diverse marine zooplanktonic taxa.

ASSUNTO(S)

atlântico sudoeste santos lowland dfa south-eastern atlantic. vibrio cholerae serogroups o1 and o139 zooplâncton vibrio cholerae dfa sorogrupos o1 e o139 zooplankton baixada santista

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