RESEARCH ABOUT SEASONAL DYNAMICS OF HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA FROM THE SIRET RIVER

Dumitra Răducanu(1), Octaviţa Ailiesei(2)

1. „Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Marasesti Street, no. 157, Bacau, Romania e-mail: dumitra_manea@yahoo.com
2. The “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Bulevardul Carol I, Nr.11, 700506, Iasi, Romania

Abstract

With a length of 596 km in the country, Siret River is one of the most important river in the N -E of Romania. In the 5 km downstream from the Bacau city, the Siret River collects Bistrita River water. In this paper, were determined quantitatively several groups of bacteria with implications in the carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, sulfur cycle and aerobic/anaerobic heterotrophic bacteria in 2009. The water and sediment samples were collected upstream and downstream of the Bacau city from:downstream Basta village, Dragesti, the Siret River near Bacau /CIC area, the Siret River after the confluence with the Bistrita River and upstream of the Racaciuni lake. From the analysis performed was observed a seasonal evolution for all groups of bacteria analyzed with a maximum development in the warm season.

Keywords

ecophysiological groups of bacteria quantitative determination Siret River