@article{fdi:010068250,
  title = {{B}acteria as part of bioluminescence emission at the deep {ANTARES} station ({N}orth-{W}estern {M}editerranean {S}ea) during a one-year survey},
  author = {{M}artini, {S}. and {M}ichotey, {V}. and {C}asalot, {L}aurence and {B}onin, {P}. and {G}uasco, {S}. and {G}arel, {M}. and {T}amburini, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ioluminescent bacteria have been studied during a one-year survey in 2011 at the deep {ANTARES} site ({N}orthwestern {M}editerranean {S}ea, 2000 m depth). {T}he neutrino underwater telescope {ANTARES}, located at this station, has been used to record the bioluminescence at the same depth. {T}ogether with these data, environmental variables (potential temperature, salinity, nutrients, dissolved organic carbon and oxygen) have been characterized in water samples. {T}he year 2011 was characterized by relatively stable conditions, as revealed by minor variability in the monitored oceanographic variables, by low bioluminescence and low current speed. {T}his suggests weak eukaryote participation and mainly non-stimulated light emission. {H}ence, no processes of dense water have affected the {ANTARES} station during this survey. {A}bundance of bioluminescent bacteria belonging to {P}hotobacterium genus, measured by q{PCR} of the lux{F} gene, ranged from 1.4 x 10(2) to 7.2 x 10(2) genes m{L}(-1). {T}heir effective activity was confirmed through m{RNA} lux{F} quantification. {O}ur results reveal that bioluminescent bacteria appeared more active than the total counterpart of bacteria, suggesting an ecological benefit of this feature such as favoring interaction with macro-organisms. {M}oreover, these results show that part of the bioluminescence, recorded at 2000 m depth over one year, could be due to bioluminescent bacteria in stable hydrological conditions.},
  keywords = {{I}n situ observatory ; {ANTARES} ; {M}editerranean {S}ea ; {P}rokaryotic activities ; {B}ioluminescence ; {MEDITERRANEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}eep-{S}ea {R}esearch {P}art {I}-{O}ceanographic {R}esearch {P}apers},
  volume = {116},
  numero = {},
  pages = {33--40},
  ISSN = {0967-0637},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.dsr.2016.07.014},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068250},
}