SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY INVESTIGATION OF BACTERIAL COLONIZATION OF MARINE BEACH SAND GRAINS

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Zbigniew Mudryk
Department of Experimental Biology, Pomeranian Pedagogical University, ul. Arciszewskiego 22b, 76-200 Słupsk, Poland
Beata Podgórska
Department of Genetic and Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Oceanology, PAS św. Wojciecha 5, 81-347 Gdynia, Poland

Abstract

Scanning electron microscopy was employed for the investigation of bacteria living on sand grains in a sandy marine beach in the Gulf of Gdańsk (southern Baltic Sea). Bacteria colonize the sand grains; individual topography and shape of the grains were decisive for the colonization. Grains of diverse topography characterised by a great irregularity of shape were preferred, and protected surface sites were favoured. Many of the attached bacteria were found to produce polymer secretions; entire colonies attached by means of polymer nets were observed. A significant morphological diversity of bacteria in the vertical profile of the beach was determined. Bacteria inhabiting the sand grains showed the ability to reproduces.


Key words: Baltic Sea, beach, sand grains, bacteria

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MUDRYK, Zbigniew; PODGÓRSKA, Beata. SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY INVESTIGATION OF BACTERIAL COLONIZATION OF MARINE BEACH SAND GRAINS. Baltic Coastal Zone, [S.l.], v. 10, p. 2006, vol.10, pp. 61 - 72, oct. 2010. ISSN 1643-0115. Available at: <https://bcz.apsl.edu.pl/index.php/1/article/view/188>. Date accessed: 06 july 2022.
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