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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0185-3880</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ciencias marinas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cienc. mar]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0185-3880</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0185-38802024000100110</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.7773/cm.y2024.3459</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Distribution and potential activity of aerobic denitrifying bacteria isolated from sediments of a coastal lagoon system in northwestern Mexico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Distribución y actividad potencial de bacterias desnitrificantes aerobias aisladas de sedimentos de una laguna costera al noroeste de México]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peña-Zuñiga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Samperio-Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guillermo A]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pajares-Moreno]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvia]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Ciencia del Mar y Limnología Laboratorio de Ecología Microbiana Acuática]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas Laboratorio de Biogeoquímica de Nutrientes]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ensenada Baja California]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>50</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0185-38802024000100110&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0185-38802024000100110&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0185-38802024000100110&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract. Denitrification is the primary pathway by which fixed nitrogen is lost from marine systems and consists of the sequential respiration of nitrate into molecular nitrogen by diverse heterotrophic microorganisms. Since estuarine sediments serve as important niches for denitrification, this study assessed the distribution and potential activity of aerobic denitrifying bacteria isolated from sediments at 2 depths and 2 habitats (with Zostera marina seagrass and without seagrass) along a transect in Bahía de San Quintín (Mexico), and their relationship with various environmental parameters. A total of 1,611 bacteria were isolated, of which 85.1% carried denitrifying genes (nirK, nirS, or nosZ). Their distribution was heterogeneous in the bay and was primarily influenced by sediment texture, pH, total organic carbon, and total nitrogen, with the highest abundance of denitrifying bacteria in surface sediments (66.2%). The denitrifying isolates were classified into 23 species belonging to &#947;-Proteobacteria (82.4% of isolates), &#945;-Proteobacteria (7.9%), Bacilli (5.7%), and Actinobacteria (4%). Denitrifying activity in aerobic conditions was confirmed in 7 species of bacteria carrying denitrifying genes: Paracoccus marcusii, Planococcus maritimus, Planococcus rifietoensis, Pseudomonas songnenensis, Psychrobacter alimentarius, Psychrobacter celer, and Psychrobacter piscatorii. The results suggest that these sediments harbor a high abundance of culturable bacteria with nirK, nirS, or nosZ genes, although denitrification activity in aerobic conditions could not be confirmed in most cases, possibly due to the inactivity of these genes or those involved in nitrate reduction (nas, nar, or nap). This study represents the first step towards understanding the ecology of microorganisms involved in aerobic denitrification in Bahía de San Quintín and in coastal lagoons in general.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen. La desnitrificación es la principal vía por la cual el nitrógeno fijado se pierde en los sistemas marinos y consiste en la respiración secuencial de nitrato a nitrógeno molecular a través de diversos microorganismos heterótrofos. Ya que los sedimentos estuarinos representan un nicho importante para la desnitrificación, este estudio evaluó la distribución y actividad potencial de bacterias desnitrificantes aerobias aisladas de sedimentos a 2 profundidades y en 2 hábitats (con pastos de Zostera marina y sin pastos) a lo largo de un transecto en la Bahía de San Quintín (México), así como su relación con diferentes parámetros ambientales. Se aislaron 1,611 bacterias, de las cuales 85.1% contuvieron alguno de los genes desnitrificantes (nirK, nirS o nosZ). Su distribución fue heterogénea en la bahía y estuvo influenciada principalmente por la textura, el pH, el carbono orgánico total y el nitrógeno total de los sedimentos, encontrándose una mayor abundancia de bacterias desnitrificantes en los sedimentos superficiales (66.2%). Los aislados desnitrificantes se clasificaron en 23 especies pertenecientes a &#947;-Proteobacteria (82.4% de los aislados), &#945;-Proteobacteria (7.9%), Bacilli (5.7%) y Actinobacteria (4%). Se comprobó la actividad desnitrificante en condiciones aerobias en 7 especies de bacterias portadoras de genes desnitrificantes: Paracoccus marcusii, Planococcus maritimus, Planococcus rifietoensis, Pseudomonas songnenensis, Psychrobacter alimentarius, Psychrobacter celer y Psychrobacter piscatorii. Los resultados sugieren que estos sedimentos presentan una elevada abundancia de bacterias cultivables con genes nirK, nirS o nosZ; sin embargo, en la mayoría no se pudo comprobar la actividad desnitrificante en condiciones aerobias, posiblemente debido a la inactividad de estos genes o de aquellos involucrados en la reducción de nitrato (nas, nar o nap). Este estudio representa el primer paso hacia el entendimiento de la ecología de los microorganismos involucrados en la desnitrificación aerobia en la Bahía de San Quintín y en las lagunas costeras en general.]]></p></abstract>
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