@article{fdi:010066126, title = {{M}agnetotactic bacteria population in a pristine {F}rench {A}tlantic lagoon}, author = {{P}radel, {N}athalie and {F}uduche, {M}. and {O}llivier, {B}ernard}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this study, we report for the first time the presence of magnetotactic bacteria ({MTB}) on the {N}ortheastern {A}tlantic coast. {M}icroscopy observations indicated a heterogeneous population of {MTB} morphotypes. {T}he analysis of the 16{S} r{DNA} by pyrosequencing technology revealed four operational taxonomic sequence units affiliated within the {M}agnetococcales order, class {A}lphaproteobacteria. {O}ne of them was closely related to sequences of {MTB} from the {T}unisian coast, central {M}editerranean {S}ea. {T}his work offers information on a new environmental context and on biogeography of {MTB}, highlights the putative impact that marine currents may have on {MTB} distribution on {E}arth, and underlines the role that pristine or polluted areas may play on the structure of the {MTB} communites.}, keywords = {{M}agnetotactic bacteria ; {M}agnetococcales ; {P}ristine area ; {M}arine currents ; {A}tlantic ; {M}editerranean sea ; {FRANCE} ; {ATLANTIQUE}}, booktitle = {{C}rop protection and environmental health : legacy management and new concepts}, journal = {{E}nvironmental {S}cience and {P}ollution {R}esearch}, volume = {23}, numero = {1}, pages = {691--697}, ISSN = {0944-1344}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1007/s11356-015-5322-9}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066126}, }