station, it is suggested that even with the mixing of river and ocean waters, and the
suspension of sediments in the water column by heavy winds, some groups of bacteria are
able to remain of a location without significative perturbations. Also, it is suggested that
an adaptation of the bacteria exists from coastal to ocean environment, where there is an
important chronic oil pollution. Gram negative, fermentative, strains tend to be more
conspicuous in areas with chronic oil inputs and according to other morphological and
physiological characteristics they belong to the genus Vibrio spp. nevertheless, some GC
% or hybridation analysis have been performed on those Vibrio like organisms.
Grimes et al, (1984) report that Vibrio species are the dominant bacteria in the Puerto
Rico dumping site. Thus, it appears that this genus may play an important role in the
degradation of pollutants, even more important that reported for Pseudomonas.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We want to thank the technical assistance of M. Pedro Lopez-Lara and M. Javier Alcocer-Duran. The crew of
R/ V “Justo Sierra” deserve a special word of appreciation for their friendly solidarity. We also want to thank D.
Rita R. Colwell for her help in the numerical taxonomy analysis. This work was supported by a grant of the
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia, proyect PCMADEU 005779.
ICMyL contribution number 386.
BENSOUSSAN M. and A. BIANCHI, 1983. Distribution et activité catabolique potentielle des communautés
bactériennes des eaux et sédiments profonds prélevés sur diverses marges continentales. In : géochimie organique des sédiments marins. D'Orgon à Misedor. Ed. C.N.R.S., Paris, pp. 39-72.
BIANCHI A.J.M., 1971. Ecologie et taxonomie des bactéries hétérotrophes aérobies des sédiments marins. Leur
participation à la dégradation des matières organiques. These doct. d’Etat. Université d’Aix-Marseille II. 221 pp
annexe 70 pp.
BOTELLO A.V. and S. CASTRO-GESSNER, 1980. Chemistry and natural weathering of various crude oil fractions
from the Ixtoc I oil spill. In : Proc. Symp. Preliminary results from the September 1979 Researcher/Pierce I
cruise. Key Biscayne, Florida, p. 387-407. National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration.
COLWELL R.R. and J.W. WILLIAM, 1970. Core characteristics for use in classifying aerobic heterotrophic
bacteria by numerical taxonomy. Bulletin of Georgia Academy of Science, 28: 165-185.
GRIMES D.J., F.L. SINGLETON and R.R. COLWELL, 1984. Allogenic succession of marine bacterial communities
in response to pharmaceutical waste. J. App. Bacteriol in press.
LIZARRAGA-PARTIDA M.L., J. PORRAS AGUIRRE and F.B. IZQUIERDO-VICUNA, 1983. Tasa bacteriana hydrocaronoc lasticas/ heterotrofas como indice de impacto ambiental pro petroleo crudo en la sonda de Campeche.
An. inst. cienc del Mar y Limnol. Univ. Nac. Auton. Mexico. 10 (I)'. 177-186.
LYMAN J. and R.H. FLEMING, 1940. Composition of sea water. Journal of marine research. 3: 134-146.
LYNCH S. A., 1954. Geology of the Gulf of Mexico. In Galtsoff, P.S. (ed) Gulf of Mexico its origin, waters and
marine life. Fish. Bull. 89 wild Serv., 55 : 67-87
MILLS A.L., C. BREVIL and R.R. COLWELL, 1978. Enumeration of petroleum degrading marine and estuarine
microorganisms by the most probable number method. Can. J. Microbiol., 25: 552-557.
OPPENHEIMER C. H. and C.E. ZOBELL, 1952. The growth and viability of sixty three species of marine bacteria as
influenced by hydrostatic pressure. J. Mar. Res. II : 10-18
SOTO L., 1979. Decapod crustacean shelf fauna of Campeche Bank. In Higman J.B. (ed) Proceeding of Gulf and
Caribbean fisheries Institute, 32 th Annual Session. Nov. 1979: 66-81
STAINER R.Y., N.J. PALLERONI and M. DOUDOROFF, 1966. The aerobic pseudomonads a taxonomic study. J.
Gen. Microbiol. 43: 159-271.
YANEZ-ARANCIBIA, A. and P. SANCHEZ Gil, 1983. Environmental behavior or Campeche sound ecological
system, off terminos lagoon Mexico, preliminary results. An. Inst. Cienc. Del mar y limnol Univ. Nac. Aston
Mexico 10 (If. 117-136.
638
suspension of sediments in the water column by heavy winds, some groups of bacteria are
able to remain of a location without significative perturbations. Also, it is suggested that
an adaptation of the bacteria exists from coastal to ocean environment, where there is an
important chronic oil pollution. Gram negative, fermentative, strains tend to be more
conspicuous in areas with chronic oil inputs and according to other morphological and
physiological characteristics they belong to the genus Vibrio spp. nevertheless, some GC
% or hybridation analysis have been performed on those Vibrio like organisms.
Grimes et al, (1984) report that Vibrio species are the dominant bacteria in the Puerto
Rico dumping site. Thus, it appears that this genus may play an important role in the
degradation of pollutants, even more important that reported for Pseudomonas.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We want to thank the technical assistance of M. Pedro Lopez-Lara and M. Javier Alcocer-Duran. The crew of
R/ V “Justo Sierra” deserve a special word of appreciation for their friendly solidarity. We also want to thank D.
Rita R. Colwell for her help in the numerical taxonomy analysis. This work was supported by a grant of the
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia, proyect PCMADEU 005779.
ICMyL contribution number 386.
BENSOUSSAN M. and A. BIANCHI, 1983. Distribution et activité catabolique potentielle des communautés
bactériennes des eaux et sédiments profonds prélevés sur diverses marges continentales. In : géochimie organique des sédiments marins. D'Orgon à Misedor. Ed. C.N.R.S., Paris, pp. 39-72.
BIANCHI A.J.M., 1971. Ecologie et taxonomie des bactéries hétérotrophes aérobies des sédiments marins. Leur
participation à la dégradation des matières organiques. These doct. d’Etat. Université d’Aix-Marseille II. 221 pp
annexe 70 pp.
BOTELLO A.V. and S. CASTRO-GESSNER, 1980. Chemistry and natural weathering of various crude oil fractions
from the Ixtoc I oil spill. In : Proc. Symp. Preliminary results from the September 1979 Researcher/Pierce I
cruise. Key Biscayne, Florida, p. 387-407. National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration.
COLWELL R.R. and J.W. WILLIAM, 1970. Core characteristics for use in classifying aerobic heterotrophic
bacteria by numerical taxonomy. Bulletin of Georgia Academy of Science, 28: 165-185.
GRIMES D.J., F.L. SINGLETON and R.R. COLWELL, 1984. Allogenic succession of marine bacterial communities
in response to pharmaceutical waste. J. App. Bacteriol in press.
LIZARRAGA-PARTIDA M.L., J. PORRAS AGUIRRE and F.B. IZQUIERDO-VICUNA, 1983. Tasa bacteriana hydrocaronoc lasticas/ heterotrofas como indice de impacto ambiental pro petroleo crudo en la sonda de Campeche.
An. inst. cienc del Mar y Limnol. Univ. Nac. Auton. Mexico. 10 (I)'. 177-186.
LYMAN J. and R.H. FLEMING, 1940. Composition of sea water. Journal of marine research. 3: 134-146.
LYNCH S. A., 1954. Geology of the Gulf of Mexico. In Galtsoff, P.S. (ed) Gulf of Mexico its origin, waters and
marine life. Fish. Bull. 89 wild Serv., 55 : 67-87
MILLS A.L., C. BREVIL and R.R. COLWELL, 1978. Enumeration of petroleum degrading marine and estuarine
microorganisms by the most probable number method. Can. J. Microbiol., 25: 552-557.
OPPENHEIMER C. H. and C.E. ZOBELL, 1952. The growth and viability of sixty three species of marine bacteria as
influenced by hydrostatic pressure. J. Mar. Res. II : 10-18
SOTO L., 1979. Decapod crustacean shelf fauna of Campeche Bank. In Higman J.B. (ed) Proceeding of Gulf and
Caribbean fisheries Institute, 32 th Annual Session. Nov. 1979: 66-81
STAINER R.Y., N.J. PALLERONI and M. DOUDOROFF, 1966. The aerobic pseudomonads a taxonomic study. J.
Gen. Microbiol. 43: 159-271.
YANEZ-ARANCIBIA, A. and P. SANCHEZ Gil, 1983. Environmental behavior or Campeche sound ecological
system, off terminos lagoon Mexico, preliminary results. An. Inst. Cienc. Del mar y limnol Univ. Nac. Aston
Mexico 10 (If. 117-136.
638