title: Interactions of Vibrio spp. with Zooplankton.
abstract: Members of the genus Vibrio are known to interact with phyto- and zooplankton in aquatic environments. These interactions have been proven to protect the bacterium from various environmental stresses, serve as a nutrient source, facilitate exchange of DNA, and to serve as vectors of disease transmission. This review highlights the impact of Vibrio-zooplankton interactions at the ecosystem scale and the importance of studies focusing on a wide range of Vibrio-zooplankton interactions. The current knowledge on chitin utilization (i.e., chemotaxis, attachment, and degradation) and the role of these factors in attachment to nonchitinous zooplankton is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Center for Marine Bio-Innovation, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erken
authors.affiliation: Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.affiliation: ithree Institute, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia; and Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and Center for Marine Bio-Innovation, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McDougald
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D059001:Aquatic Organisms / Q000382:microbiology; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D002686:Chitin / Q000378:metabolism*; D003445:Crustacea / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010839:Phytoplankton / Q000382:microbiology*; D012758:Shellfish / Q000382:microbiology; D014733:Vibrio / Q000378:metabolism*; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D015048:Zooplankton / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D002686:Chitin