Quantification and distribution of vibrio species in water from an estuary in Ceará-Brazil impacted by shrimp farming

Vibrios were quantified and their distribution determined for the estuary of the Coreaú river, in Northeastern Brazil, based on 24 water samples collected between June and October 2005. The most probable number of vibrios per 100 mL ranged from 230 x 10³ to 240 x 10(11). The pH value was the environ...

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Main Authors: Renata A Costa, Giselle C Silva, Jackson R. O Peixoto, Gustavo H. F Vieira, Regine H. S. F Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592010000300001