@article{fdi:010073198, title = {{S}alinity shifts in marine sediment : importance of number of fluctuation rather than their intensities on bacterial denitrifying community}, author = {{Z}aghmouri, {I}. and {M}ichotey, {V}. {D}. and {A}rmougom, {F}abrice and {G}uasco, {S}. and {B}onin, {P}. {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he sensitivity of denitrifying community to salinity fluctuations was studied in microcosms filled with marine coastal sediments subjected to different salinity disturbances over time (sediment under frequent salinity changes vs sediment with "stable" salinity pattern). {U}pon short-term salinity shift, denitrification rate and denitrifiers abundance showed high resistance whatever the sediment origin is. {D}enitrifying community adapted to frequent salinity changes showed high resistance when salinity increases, with a dynamic nos{Z} relative expression level. {M}arine sediment denitrifying community, characterized by more stable pattern, was less resistant when salinity decreases. {H}owever, after two successive variations of salinity, it shifted toward the characteristic community of fluctuating conditions, with larger proportion of {P}seudomonas-nos{Z}, exhibiting an increase of nos{Z} relative expression level. {T}he impact of long-term salinity variation upon bacterial community was confirmed at ribosomal level with a higher percentage of {P}seudomonas and lower proportion of nos{ZII} {G}lade genera.}, keywords = {{S}alinity fluctuations ; {M}icrocosm ; {D}enitrification ; {R}esistance ; {C}ommunity shift ; {P}seudomonas ; {FRANCE} ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {BERRE} {ETANG}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin}, volume = {130}, numero = {}, pages = {76--83}, ISSN = {0025-326{X}}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.020}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073198}, }