Environmental control of Vibrio spp. abundance and community structure in tropical waters

• Main Authors: Wong, Yi You, Lee, Choon Weng, Bong, Chui Wei, Lim, Joon Hai, Narayanan, Kumaran, Sim, Edmund Ui Hang
• Format: Article
• Published: Oxford University Press 2019
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23148/; https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiz176
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

We measured Vibrio spp. distribution and community profile in the tropical estuary of Port Klang and coastal water of Port Dickson, Malaysia. Vibrio spp. abundance ranged from 15 to 2395 colony forming units mL-1, and was driven by salinity and chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentration. However, the effec...