Abundance of general aerobic heterotrophic bacteria in the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea and their adaptation to temperature

The abundance of general aerobic heterotrophic bacteria(GAB) from the water and sediment in the Bering Sea and the Chukchi Sea was determined by using petri dish cultivation and counting method. The abundance of GAB among the different sea areas, sampling sites, layers of sediments surveyed and adaptability to differential temperatures was studied. The result obtained showed that: the occurrence percentage of GAB in the surface water was higher than that in sediment, but the abundance was only 0.17% of sediment. The occurrence percentage of GAB in surficial layer of sediment was higher than that in the other layers. The occurrence percentage of GAB in surficial layer of sediment was higher than that in the other layers. The occurrence percentage, abundance and its variation of GAB in the Bering Sea were higher than that in the Chukchi Sea respectively. The average value of the abundance in the all sediment surveyed was 3166.3×10 2 CFU·g -1(wet.). The abundance of GAB in sediment showed a trend: roughly higher in the lower latitudinal area than higher latitude. The results from temperature test mean that: the majority of bacteria tested were cold-adapted ones, minority might be mesophilic bacteria. The results indicated that, Arctic ocean bacteria had a stronger adaptability to environmental temperature.

白令海和楚科奇海总好气异养细菌丰度和对温度的适应性

用平皿培养计数法测定了白令海和楚科奇海测区水和沉积物中的总好气异养细菌(GAB)的丰度 ,并进行了比较。分析了不同海区、测点、不同层次沉积物中GAB丰度及在不同温度中的适应性。结果表明 ,水中GAB检出率大于沉积物 ,但丰度仅为后者的 0 .0 7% ;表层沉积物中GAB检出率高于其它层次 ;白令海GAB检出率、丰度及变幅均高于楚科奇海。所有站点沉积物中GAB含量平均约为 31 66.3× 1 0 2 CFU·g- 1 (湿 ) ;沉积物GAB丰度大致显出低纬度区大于高纬度区之势。温度试验结果表明所试GAB中多数为适冷菌 ,少数可能为中温菌 。