@article{fdi:010062425,
  title = {{I}dentification of bacterial strains isolated from the {M}editerranean sea exhibiting different abilities of biofilm formation},
  author = {{B}rian-{J}aisson, {F}. and {O}rtalo-{M}agne, {A}. and {G}uentas-{D}ombrowsky, {L}inda and {A}rmougom, {F}abrice and {B}lache, {Y}. and {M}olmeret, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {M}editerranean {S}ea has rarely been investigated for the characterization of marine bacteria as compared to other marine environments such as the {A}tlantic or {P}acific {O}cean. {B}acteria recovered from inert surfaces are poorly studied in these environments, when it has been shown that the community structure of attached bacteria can be dissimilar from that of planktonic bacteria present in the water column. {T}he objectives of this study were to identify and characterize marine bacteria isolated from biofilms developed on inert surfaces immersed in the {M}editerranean {S}ea and to evaluate their capacity to form a biofilm in vitro. {H}ere, 13 marine bacterial strains have been isolated from different supports immersed in seawater in the {B}ay of {T}oulon ({F}rance). {P}hylogenetic analysis and different biological and physico-chemical properties have been investigated. {A}mong the 13 strains recovered, 8 different genera and 12 different species were identified including 2 isolates of a novel bacterial species that we named {P}ersicivirga mediterranea and whose genus had never been isolated from the {M}editerranean {S}ea. {S}hewanella sp. and {P}seudoalteromonas sp. were the most preponderant genera recovered in our conditions. {T}he phenotypical characterization revealed that one isolate belonging to the {P}olaribacter genus differed from all the other ones by its hydrophobic properties and poor ability to form biofilms in vitro. {I}dentifying and characterizing species isolated from seawater including from {M}editerranean ecosystems could be helpful for example, to understand some aspects of bacterial biodiversity and to further study the mechanisms of biofilm (and biofouling) development in conditions approaching those of the marine environment.},
  keywords = {{MEDITERRANEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}icrobial {E}cology},
  volume = {68},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {94--110},
  ISSN = {0095-3628},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00248-013-0342-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062425},
}