The use of sponges for marine bioremediation in a farming scenario has been investigated focusing on Chondrilla nucula. We report experiments examining clearance and retention rates of the bacterium Escherichia coli . Despite low values expressed for clearance tests, C. nucula exhibited a marked ability to retain high quantities of bacteria. One square meter patch of this sponge can filter up to 14 l/h of sea water retaining up to 7/1010 bacterial cells/h. This suggests that C. nucula is a suitable species for marine environmental bioremediation
The marine sponge Chondrilla nucula Schmidt, 1862 as an elective candidate for bioremediation in integrated aquaculture / Milanese, M.; Chelossi, E.; Manconi, Renata; Sara', A.; Sidri, M.; Pronzato, R.. - In: BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING. - ISSN 1389-0344. - 20:4-6(2003), pp. 363-368. [10.1016/S1389-0344(03)00052-2]
The marine sponge Chondrilla nucula Schmidt, 1862 as an elective candidate for bioremediation in integrated aquaculture
MANCONI, Renata;
2003-01-01
Abstract
The use of sponges for marine bioremediation in a farming scenario has been investigated focusing on Chondrilla nucula. We report experiments examining clearance and retention rates of the bacterium Escherichia coli . Despite low values expressed for clearance tests, C. nucula exhibited a marked ability to retain high quantities of bacteria. One square meter patch of this sponge can filter up to 14 l/h of sea water retaining up to 7/1010 bacterial cells/h. This suggests that C. nucula is a suitable species for marine environmental bioremediationI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
