B. Gomez-Gil, M.A. Herrera-Vega, F.A. Abreu-Grobois, A. Roque-1998
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 64(6): 2318-2322
Abstract:
Two groups of nauplii from the brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) were enriched with different bacteria, and the dynamics of bacterial uptake by the nauplii were observed. This study showed that the efficiency of Artemia nauplii in bioencapsulating bacteria strongly depends on the type of bacteria used, time of exposure, and status (live or dead) of the bacteria.
(Department of Pathology, CIAD/Mazatlan Unit for Aquaculture and Environmental Management, Mazatlan, Sinaloa 82000, Mexico)