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    Étude de l’influence des facteurs environnementaux sur la distribution de diffĂ©rentes populations bactĂ©riennes dans une station mytilicole de la lagune de Bizerte (Nord-Tunisie)

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    La prĂ©sente Ă©tude a Ă©tĂ© effectuĂ©e en vue d’évaluer l’effet des fluctuations des paramĂštres abiotiques sur la distribution de diffĂ©rentes populations bactĂ©riennes viables dans la station mytilicole la plus productrice de la lagune de Bizerte (Nord‑Tunisie). Le suivi a Ă©tĂ© Ă©tabli pendant une annĂ©e (septembre 2004 ‑ aoĂ»t 2005) au niveau des neuf tables du site.Les dĂ©nombrements bactĂ©riens des coliformes totaux (CT), des entĂ©rocoques fĂ©caux (EF), des Vibrionaceaes (VB) et des bactĂ©ries hĂ©tĂ©rotrophes cultivables (BHC) ont Ă©tĂ© effectuĂ©s pour l’eau de surface, les moules (Mytilus galloprovincialis) ainsi que pour les sĂ©diments. Ces charges bactĂ©riennes ont Ă©tĂ© corrĂ©lĂ©es Ă  la tempĂ©rature de l’eau, l’oxygĂšne dissous, la salinitĂ©, le pH, la pluviomĂ©trie et l’ensoleillement, mesurĂ©s pĂ©riodiquement en tout point du site.Le suivi des paramĂštres bactĂ©riologiques a rĂ©vĂ©lĂ© une prĂ©sence assez importante de charges bactĂ©riennes pendant toute la pĂ©riode d’étude, notamment dans les moules et les sĂ©diments, avec une distribution temporelle saisonniĂšre. L’étude statistique a montrĂ© des corrĂ©lations positives, d’une part, entre les charges en polluants fĂ©caux et la pluviomĂ©trie et, d’autre part, entre les charges en Vibrionaceaes et la salinitĂ© et la tempĂ©rature.Ces rĂ©sultats rĂ©vĂšlent l’effet anthropique bactĂ©rien au niveau du site mytilicole : les rejets continentaux en hiver et la remontĂ©e des bactĂ©ries autochtones en pĂ©riode estivale ont une influence considĂ©rable sur la mytiliculture et son devenir dans la lagune de Bizerte.The present study aimed to assess the influence of abiotic parameters on the distribution of various viable bacterial populations in the most productive mussel farming area in the Bizerte Lagoon (Northern Tunisia). A monitoring survey was carried out over one year (September 2004 ‑ August 2005), within all the farming tables at the station. Bacterial enumerations of total coliforms (CT), fecal enterococci (EF), Vibrionaceae (VB) and cultivable heterotrophic bacteria (BHC) were carried out for surface water, mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and sediments. These bacterial counts were correlated with water temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity, pH, rainfall and sunshine, which were periodically measured at all points within the sampling area.The survey of the bacteriological parameters revealed high bacterial counts during the whole monitoring period, especially in the mussels and sediments, as well as seasonal variability. Statistical analyses revealed positive correlation between the loads of fecal pollutants and rainfall during the winter period, and between the loads of Vibrionaceae and salinity and temperature during the summer period.These results highlight the negative anthropogenic bacterial effect within the mussel farming areas: sewage discharges in winter, and the growth of autochthonous pathogenic bacteria during the summer period, have a considerable influence on the mussel culture in the Bizerte Lagoon

    Occurrence of Brown Ring Disease in Carpet Shell Clams Ruditapes decussatus from the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia, Central Mediterranean Sea)

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    International audienceThe occurrence and spread of brown ring disease (BRD) to several northern Mediterranean coasts is described. We report the results of a 6-y surveillance of BRD in natural populations of carpet shell clams (Ruditapes decussatus) in 14 zones along the Gulf of Gabes in Tunisia (southern Mediterranean Sea). BRD symptoms in adult animals resulting from conchiolin deposits in inner parts of carpet shell were observed in all zones surveyed. Infestation rates within each site ranged from 65-100%, and BRD prevalence varied from 1-58% of clams in winter and from 1-33% in summer. Positive correlations were demonstrated between BRD prevalence and Vibrio spp. concentrations in clams. Vibrio tapetis was not identified among the bacterial organisms, suggesting that other marine Vibrio species are capable of causing BRD-like illness in carpet shell clams
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