Neste estudo, objetivou-se caracterizar ao nível molecular os vibrios isolados de amostras de água do mar, plâncton e bivalves do Canal de São Sebastião (n=78), Baixada Santista (n=37) e Ubatuba (n=17), analisar a susceptibilidade aos antibióticos e os principais genes associados à virulência. Observou-se sensibilidade à ciprofloxaxina, meropenem e ácido nalidíxico, resistência à ampicilina e à cefalotina, e alta porcentagem de múltipla resistência (Ubatuba: 64,7%; Baixada Santista:48,6%; Canal de São Sebastião: 43%) aos antimicrobianos. Quatro isolados foram positivos para o gene de virulência stn/sto. Por MLSA, foi possível identificar V.alginolyticus, V.fluvialis, V.campbellii e V.harveyi em Ubatuba; V.fluvialis, V.alginolyticus, V.campbellii, V.rotiferianus, V.harveyi, V.diabolicus, V.atypicus, V.coralliilyticus, V.maritimus, V.parahaemolyticus e V.tubiashii no Canal de São Sebastião; e, V.alginolyticus, V.parahaemolyticus, V.rotiferianus, V.campbellii, V.harveyi, V.communis, V.maritimus, V.fluvialis, V.fortis, V.natriegens e V.navarrensis na Baixada Santista. / The aim of this study was to characterize at the molecular level Vibrio species isolated from seawater, plankton, bivalves samples from Canal de São Sebastião (n=78), Baixada Santista (n=37) and Ubatuba (n=17), to analyze antimicrobial susceptibility and the major virulence-associated genes. The results showed ciprofloxacin, meropenem, nalidixic acid sensitivity, ampicillin, and cephalothin resistance, and a significant percentage of multidrug resistance (Ubatuba: 64.7%; Baixada Santista: 48.6%; Canal de São Sebastião: 43%). Four seawater isolates were found positive for the stn/sto virulence gene. MLSA allowed the identification of V.alginolyticus, V.fluvialis, V.campbellii, V.harveyi in Ubatuba; V.fluvialis, V.alginolyticus, V.campbellii, V.rotiferianus, V.harveyi, V.diabolicus, V.atypicus, V.coralliilyticus, V.maritimus, V.parahaemolyticus and V.tubiashii in Canal de São Sebastião, and V.alginolyticus, V.parahaemolyticus, V.rotiferianus, V.campbellii, V.harveyi, V.communis, V.maritimus, V.fluvialis, V.fortis, V.natriegens, and V.navarrensis in Baixada Santista.

A indústria têxtil é uma atividade que se desenvolve no país e é geradora de efluentes líquidos coloridos, mesmo contendo pequenas quantidades de corantes. Os efluentes líquidos da indústria têxtil são tóxicos e podem ser de baixa degradabilidade. A qualidade dos efluentes no país ainda não é controlada por ensaios ecotoxicológicos, que são realizados para determinar o efeito deletério de agentes físicos ou químicos a diversos organismos. O trabalho proposto neste projeto visou a avaliação da toxicidade para organismos aquáticos e a aplicação do tratamento com irradiação e adsorção em zeólita. As amostras foram procedentes de duas diferentes indústrias do Estado de São Paulo que fabricam corantes e produtos têxteis. Na primeira etapa foi verificada a toxicidade do efluente, utilizando-se dois organismos-teste: Daphnia similis e bactérias luminescentes Vibrio fischeri, sendo que na etapa seguinte os efluentes sofreram tratamento por processo de oxidação avançada (irradiação com feixe de elétrons) e adsorção em zeólitas, sendo novamente submetidos aos ensaios de toxicidade. Foi avaliada também a eficácia quanto à descoloração destes efluentes por meio da espectrofotometria. Tanto para a irradiação como para a adsorção em zeólitas, importantes reduções na toxicidade aguda foram alcançadas. Os efluentes da indústria química tratados com radiação ionizante obtiveram redução da toxicidade superior a 60% com dose de radiação de 40kGy enquanto que para a zeólita Z1M6 obteve-se 85%; a zeólita ZC6 apresentou baixa eficiência na redução da toxicidade. Para os efluentes da indústria têxtil, dose de radiação de 0,5kGy foi suficiente na redução da toxicidade. Ótimos resultados foram obtidos quanto à descoloração por ambos os processos. / Textile industry is one raising commercial activity in Brazil. This activity has been generating important environmental interferences such as colour and bad biological effects into aquatic environment. Liquid textile effluents are toxic to lived organisms and may present low biological degradability. Although foreseen at federal regulation, the effluent quality is not controlled by toxicity assays in the country. These assays are carried out to determine the potential effects of chemical substances and effluents to cause negative effects to the exposed organisms. The present work aimed whole toxicity evaluation as well as the applicability of two different treatment techniques: ionizing radiation and zeolite adsorption. The efficacy of them were evaluated using ecotoxicity bases and real effluents. Two different industries from São Paulo State contributed to this project supplying their real effluents. The samples were collected at a Textile Industry and at a Chemical Industry (dying producer) and after the measurement of whole toxicity the samples were submitted to treatments. Toxicity assays were carried out for Daphnia similis and for Vibrio fischeri. Sample irradiations were performed at an Electron Beam Accelerator at CTR/IPEN. Zeolites treatment is an P&D activity from CQMA/IPEN which contributed to this Project. Zeolites were prepared from fly ash previously being used as an adsorber material. Both treatments (electron irradiation and zeolite adsorption) resulted on important toxicity and colour reduction. Concerning irradiation the efluents from chemical industry required higher radiation doses than that from textile activity. The radiation dose to be suggested is 40kGy (toxicity reduction > 60%) for the chemical effluents and 0.5kGy for the textile effluents (toxicity reduction > 90%). When zeolite adsorption was evaluated the Z1M6 resulted in 85% whole toxicity reduction and ZC6 resulted in very low efficiency for the effluents of chemical industry.

A poluição, alteração física do habitat e a introdução de espécies invasoras via água de lastro, representam os maiores impactos antropogênicos para os ambientes costeiros. Foram pesquisadas em amostras da região costeira de S. Paulo, regiões portuárias brasileiras e de tanques de lastro de navios, bactérias das espécies Vibrio cholerae (Vc), V. parahaemolyticus (Vp) e V. vulnificus (Vv) que são as que têm maior implicação na saúde pública. As amostras foram avaliadas levando-se em conta parâmetros físico-químicos e microbiológicos e suas relações com a presença de Vc, Vp e Vv. As relações clonais foram verificadas através das técnicas de ERIC, BOX e REP-PCR. Foram identificadas 90 cepas de Vp e 11 de Vc. Foram observadas correlações entre alguns parâmetros microbiológicos e a presença de vibrios. A análise clonal permitiu verificar a alta diversidade das cepas. Concluiu-se que Vc e Vp são autóctones do ambiente costeiro brasileiro e podem ser tornar reservatórios para determinados fatores associados à virulência, gerando cepas com potencial epidêmico. / Pollution, physical alteration of habitat and the introduction of alien species through ballast water constitute the biggest anthropogenic impacts on coastal environments. We examined samples taken from the coastal region of S. Paulo state, Brazilian ports and ship ballast tanks, for bacteria of the species Vibrio cholerae (Vc), V. parahaemolyticus (Vp) and V. vulnificus (Vv) which have the most significant implication for public health. The samples were evaluated for microbiological and physical-chemical parameters as well as the presence of Vc, Vp and Vv. Clonal relationships of bacterial isolates were determined through ERIC, BOX and REP-PCR. A total of 90 strains of Vp and 11 of Vc were identified. Correlations between some microbiological parameters and the presence of vibrios were observed. The clonal analysis revealed extensive strain diversity. We concluded that Vc and Vp are autochthonous bacteria of the Brazilian coastal environment that can become reservoirs for factors associated with virulence, and are capable of generating strains with epidemic potential.

O controle das águas residuárias nas indústrias e nos terminais de armazenagem de produtos químicos líquidos a granel é uma difícil tarefa, por conta da alta rotatividade e grande variedade de produtos químicos orgânicos armazenados e movimentados em suas atividades. Oito terminais e duas indústrias químicas localizadas no Porto de Santos foram avaliados por 10 anos. Foram realizadas mais de 2.500 análises químicas e ecotoxicológicas em 200 amostras de efluentes brutos e tratados. Nosso principal objetivo foi verificar se o teste de toxicidade aguda usando Vibrio fischeri poderia ser utilizado na gestão de águas residuais nas diferentes instalações dos terminais químicos e mostrar o seu papel como instrumento de prevenção a poluição, reduzindo a descarga de substâncias tóxicas persistentes nos ambientes aquáticos. Os índices de biodegradabilidade obtidos pela relação de Demanda Bioquímica de Oxigênio (DBO5) / Demanda Química de Oxigênio (DQO) dos efluentes brutos indicaram que 44% das amostras apresentaram matéria orgânica recalcitrante. Das 86 amostras do efluente final analisadas, 45 (52%) apresentaram resultados tóxicos para o teste com V. fischeri. Não houve correlação de DQO e ecotoxicidade, mostrando que efluentes com DQO baixa podem conter substâncias tóxicas com baixa capacidade de degradação. Foi possível recomendar a aplicação das melhores práticas operacionais, incluindo a segregação dos efluentes brutos ou um pré-tratamento com base nos resultados de ecotoxicidade e índice de biodegradabilidade. O reúso de água também foi abordado, indicando fontes e oportunidades de reutilização. Testes de ozonização também foram conduzidos nas águas pluviais dos terminais químicos e nos efluentes tratados das indústrias com resultados promissores. A integração da análise química e ecotoxicológica se mostraram uma excelente ferramenta para gestão de águas residuais nos terminais químicos, permitindo a tomada de decisão rápida para o controle da poluição e a adoção de medidas de prevenção / Wastewater control at industries and storage terminals of liquid chemical products in bulk is very difficult task due to the high turnover and great variety of organic chemicals handled and stored in their activities. Eight terminals and two chemical plants located in Santos Port, SP, Brazil had been evaluated for 10 years. More than 2,500 chemical and ecotoxicological analysis were performed in 200 samples of raw and treated effluents. Our main objective was to verify if the acute toxicity test using Vibrio fischeri could be used in the wastewater management of those facilities and show its role as a tool for pollution prevention by reducing the discharge of persistent toxic substances in estuarine systems. The indexes of biodegradability obtained by the ratio of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) / Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of raw effluents indicated that 44% of the samples presented recalcitrant organic matter. Out of 86 final effluent samples analyzed, 45 (52%) presented toxic result for V. fischeri test. No correlation was observed of COD and ecotoxicity, showing that with low COD effluent may contain toxic substances with low degradation capacity. It was possible to recommend the use of best operational practices including segregation of influents or a pre-treatment based on toxicity results and index biodegradability. Water reuse was also discussed indicating sources and opportunities for reuse in these facilities. Ozonisation tests were also conducted on the rain waters collected at the terminals facilities and on the treated effluents of the industries, showing promising results. The integration of chemical and ecotoxicity analysis turned out to be an excellent tool for wastewater management in chemical terminals, allowing rapid decision making for pollution control and prevention measures

Les élevages des poissons sont soumis à des épisodes de mortalité anormale. Les bactéries du genre Vibrio sont connues comme des pathogènes opportunistes et ont été associées à ces épisodes de mortalité. Pour faire face à ces problèmes d’épizooties, les pisciculteurs ont le plus souvent recours à l’utilisation des antibiotiques. Néanmoins, des abus dans son utilisation ont malheureusement conduit à l’apparition des souches résistantes et à des fréquents échecs de traitement. Actuellement, les traitements par des bactéries lactiques probiotiques permettent d’améliorer la qualité des alevins produits pour les besoins de l’aquaculture, tout en limitant le recours aux antibiotiques. Pour qu’un micro-organisme soit reconnu comme étant potentiellement probiotique, une évaluation de ce produit basée sur plusieurs critères doit être établie. Dans une première étape, nous avons sélectionné et caractérisé 55 souches de bactéries lactiques isolées en écloserie. Le premier critère de sélection a porté sur l’inhibition de souches de vibrions pathogènes in vitro. Les bactéries lactiques ayant un effet anti Vibrio ont subi des tests de formation de biofilms et des tests de caractérisations phénotypiques, enzymatiques, physiologiques et génétiques, afin de procéder à leur identification. Puis des tests de compétition avec V. aligonlyticus ont été pratiqués in vivo sur des larves d’Artemia. Ce travail nous a permis de sélectionner la souche Lactobacillus casei (X2), car elle présentait la meilleure combinaison de propriétés requises pour un probiotique. Elle possède en effet une bonne activité antagoniste, elle n’est pas hémolytique, elle présente une forte adhérence sur plaque polystyrène et elle offre la meilleure protection contre V. alginolyticus lors du test de challenge avec Artemia. Dans une deuxième étape, la souche retenue (La. casei X2) et une autre déjà commercialisée sous le nom de Bactocell (Pediococcus acidilactici) ont été testées sur des larves de bar, afin d'évaluer les effets sur la qualité des alevins, leur réponse immunitaire et la microflore associée. Nous avons vérifié que les deux probiotiques (La. Casei et P. acidilactici) diminuaient la charge en vibrions et en microflore totale chez les larves de bar. La souche P. acidilactici a également affecté les profils de la communauté bactérienne intestinale des larves de bar. Par contre, La. casei n’a pas affecté la structure de la communauté bactérienne, bien que la souche soit présente chez les larves au jour 40 à une concentration élevée. Ces deux bactéries ont pu améliorer la croissance en longueur des larves aux jours 30 et 45 et la croissance en poids au jour 20. L’étude de l’influence des deux probiotiques sur des marqueurs de la physiologie des larves a montré qu’au jour 41, P. acidilactici était plus efficace que La. casei dans la régulation du stress oxydatif. Néanmoins, P. acidilactici a engendré des effets inflammatoires chez les larves à j20, et elle a induit un retard dans le développement osseux. Bien que La. casei ait accéléré le processus d’ossification chez les larves à j20, l’étude histopathologique a révélé une forte incidence des malformations vertébrales avec les larves à j62. A l’inverse, les larves alimentées avec P. acidilactici ont présenté un taux supérieur d’ossification normale et complète. / Diseases cause major production losses in fish farms. Bacteria of the genus Vibrio are known as opportunistic pathogens, and have been associated with mass-mortality episodes. To cope with these disease outbreaks, fish farmers often resort to the use of antibiotics. However, preventive overuse has led to the emergence of resistant strains and frequent treatment failures. Probiotic lactic acid bacteria are increasingly used to improve the quality of seed production in aquaculture, while limiting antibiotic treatments. Microbial strains must fulfil several criteria to be evaluated as potential probiotics.In a first step, we selected and characterized 55 strains of lactic acid bacteria isolated from fish hatchery. The first selection criterion focused on the in-vitro inhibition of pathogenic Vibrio strains. Lactic acid bacteria with antagonistic properties were tested for biofilm formation. The strains were characterised with the phenotypes, based on enzymatic and physiological tests, and identified by genotyping. In-vivo challenges with Vibrio aligonlyticus were then performed on Artemia. Lactobacillus casei X2 was thus selected, due to the best combination of the attributes that are required for probiotics. The strain showed antagonistic activity, adhered strongly to polystyrene plate, and secured Artemia with the best protection against V. alginolyticus. In a second step, La. casei X2 and a commercial strain of probiotics (Bactocell, Pediococcus acidilactici) were tested on European sea bass larvae, with a view to assess the effects on alevin quality, immune response and associated microbiota. Both of the lactic acid bacteria, La. casei and P. acidilactici, decreased the bacterial load and Vibrio in sea bass larvae. P. acidilactici changed significantly the profile of the bacterial community associated with fish larvae, compared to the control group. La. casei did not affect the structure of the bacterial community, although the strain was detected at high concentration in the larvae at 40 day post hatch (dph). Both probiotic treatments increased fish larval growth in body mass at 20 dph, and in length at 30 and 45 dph. Two physiological markers for gene expression suggested that P. acidilactici was more efficient than La. casei for the regulation of oxidative stress in sea bass at 41 dph. P. acidilactici induced some delay in bone development, and inflammatory signs were observed in the larvae at 20 dph. Though La. casei accelerated the early ossification process in the larvae by 20 dph, the histopathological study revealed a high incidence of vertebral malformations at 62 dph. In contrast, the treatment with P. acidilactici produced the highest proportion of fish with normal and complete ossification.

L’ostréiculture, dominée par l’élevage de l’huître creuse Crassostrea gigas, représente plus de 70% du chiffre d’affaire réalisé par l’aquaculture française. Au sein des écosystèmes aquatiques, les bactéries appartenant au genre Vibrio forment l’un des groupes bactériens les plus abondamment représentés. Deux espèces, Vibrio splendidus et Vibrio aestuarianus, sont fréquemment associées et de façon récurrente, à des mortalités sévissant dans les élevages d’huître creuse Crassostrea gigas, le plus souvent en période estivale. Ce travail de thèse avait pour objectifs d’étudier des interactions Vibrio-huître et leurs modulations en fonction de la virulence des pathogènes et des paramètres génétiques et physiologiques de l’hôte. Le développement d’outils de détection et de quantification sensibles et spécifiques et la maîtrise de protocoles d’infection expérimentale à Vibrio ont permis d’explorer des mécanismes de virulence, d’étudier la variabilité de la sensibilité des huîtres à ces Vibrio et de caractériser la pathogenèse. L’étude de la diversité spécifique des souches bactériennes isolées dans un contexte de mortalité estivale sur une large échelle de temps et d’espace a permis de montrer la prédominance épidémiologique du groupe V. splendidus et de l’espèce V. aestuarianus associée aux épisodes de mortalité estivale de C. gigas en France. Une corrélation ayant été observée entre pouvoir pathogène et activité métalloprotéasique, un test phénotypique prédictif de la virulence des souches a été proposé. L’exploration du phénomène de synergie dans la pathogénicité des deux souches observé en co-injection expérimentale a conduit à la mise en évidence de l’existence d’un système de quorum sensing régulant aux niveaux intraspécifique (V. splendidus) et interspécifique (V. splendidus/V. aestuarianus) la production et l’expression au niveau transcriptionnel des gènes codant les métalloprotéases Vsm et Vam des deux souches étudiées. L’analyse statistique des cinétiques de mortalité obtenues chez des familles de demi-frères diploïdes et triploïdes soumises à un protocole de co-infection standardisée révèle une sensibilité accrue des huîtres à cette vibriose expérimentale, en période de gamétogenèse active. Les huîtres triploïdes soumises à cette même infection expérimentale n’ont présenté aucun avantage significatif. L’existence d’une base génétique de la sensibilité des huîtres aux vibrioses expérimentales a été illustrée par l’évaluation des sensibilités de quatorze familles de la cinquième génération (G5) issue du programme de sélection divergente réalisée dans le cadre de MOREST. Cette étude a également permis la description de co-infections à herpès virus OsHV-1 et V. aestuarianus suggérant une multi-étiologie des phénomènes de mortalité estivale. Une étude de pathogenèse à V. splendidus et V. aestuarianus réalisée par cohabitation a visé l’exploration des interactions liant l’huître creuse C. gigas et les Vibrio virulents, V. splendidus et V. aestuarianus, ou non virulents présents naturellement dans la flore endogène de l’hémolymphe ou dans l’eau des aquariums. Cette nouvelle approche a permis de mettre en évidence la rapidité de transmission des Vibrio virulents des huîtres infectées aux huîtres sentinelles en moins de deux heures, accompagnée d’une perturbation significative, précoce et transitoire de la réponse immunitaire de l’hôte au niveau transcriptionnel au cours des six premières heures de cohabitation. La prise en charge différentielle des Vibrio pathogènes et des Vibrio commensaux par l’huître suggère l’existence de mécanismes conduisant à une spécificité des réponses de l’huître visant l’élimination des Vibrio pathogènes et le maintien d’une flore vibrionacée endogène probablement bénéfique pour C. gigas. / Oyster production is the main aquaculture activity in France and is dominated by the rearing of Crassostrea gigas. In the aquatic ecosystems where the species is grown, bacteria of the genus Vibrio are found to be dominant. Two Vibrio species, V. splendidus and V. aestuarianus, are frequently associated with Crassostrea gigas summer mortality episodes. The aims of this work were to study Vibrio-oyster interactions and their modulations according to virulence mechanisms and to genetic and physiological parameters of the host. Using specific, sensitive and quantifying diagnostic tools developed in this study, as well as standardized experimental infection trials, some components of the virulence of Vibrio strains and host susceptibility were delineated and the dynamics of Vibrio infection characterized through pathogenesis studies.The study of the specific diversity of bacterial strains isolated during summer mortality events, on broad temporal and spatial scales, revealed an epidemiological association of the group V. splendidus and the species V. aestuarianus. Because a correlation has been observed between pathogenicity and metalloprotease activity, a predictive phenotypic test of virulence was developed. Exploration of the synergy phenomenon between the pathogenicity of the two strains observed in experimental co-injection led to the characterisation of a system of quorum sensing controlling the production and transcriptional expression of the gene encoding metalloprotease Vsm and Vam at the intraspecific (V. splendidus) and interspecific level (V. splendidus/V. aestuarianus).The statistical analysis of mortality kinetics in half-sib diploid and triploid families subjected to experimental vibriosis by co-infection revealed an increased susceptibility of oysters during the period of active gametogenesis. The triploid oysters subjected to this same experimental infection did not show any significant advantage. The existence of a genetic basis for oyster susceptibility to experimental vibriosis was illustrated by the evaluation of the susceptibilities of fourteen families of the fifth generation (G5) from a program of divergent selection carried out within the MOREST oyster summer mortality research project. This study also allowed the description of co-infections involving the herpes OsHV-1 virus and V. aestuarianus, suggesting multi-etiologic summer mortalities. A pathogenesis study on V. splendidus and V. aestuarianus, performed by cohabitation, was used to explore interactions between C. gigas and pathogenic Vibrio (V. splendidus and V. aestuarianus), or non pathogenic Vibrio found naturally in the endogenous flora of the oyster hemolymph or in the water of the aquaria. This new approach demonstrated a fast transmission of pathogenic Vibrio between infected oysters and sentinels, in less than two hours. Moreover, a significant early and transient disturbance of the defence response of the host was revealed at the transcriptional level during the first six hours of cohabitation. The differential loads of pathogenic and commensal Vibrio in oysters suggest the existence of discriminatory mechanisms, leading to a specificity of the response aiming to eliminate pathogenic Vibrio and maintain a potentially beneficial endogenous bacterial flora in C. gigas.

Vibrio cholerae é uma bactéria autóctone do ambiente aquático e pode causar sérios riscos à saúde quando cepas patogênicas são acidentalmente consumidas. V. cholerae se encontra associada aos copépodes em concentrações que podem alcançar mais de 1000 vezes a densidade das bactérias livres na água. Se ingerido, um único copépode pode conter a dose mínima de bactérias necessária para a manifestação da doença. Verificar a presença e a distribuição dos sorogrupos O1 e O139 no complexo estuarino de Santos-Bertioga e plataforma continental adjacente em associação com o zooplâncton e seus distintos grupos taxonômicos foi o objetivo desse trabalho. O zooplâncton (>330 µm) foi coletado e a detecção dos sorogrupos O1 e O139 realizada nas amostras totais e nos táxons mais abundantes através das técnicas DVC-DFA e DFA (Contagem direta de bactérias viáveis e ensaio de imunofluorescência direta). Amostras fixadas em formol foram maceradas e preservadas numa solução tampão estéril, previamente aos experimentos. Para o DVC-DFA, animais vivos foram selecionados, lavados, macerados e uma alíquota transferida para meio de cultura. A presença da bactéria no zooplâncton foi correlacionada a parâmetros abióticos e bióticos. O sorogrupo O1 foi detectado em 88% e O139 em 77% das amostras de plâncton no complexo estuarino de Santos-Bertioga, valores mais altos do que os publicados na literatura mundial para outros estuários. Para a plataforma, a presença dos sorogrupos foi menor devido à salinidade mais elevada. Foram testados isoladamente 43 táxons, pertencentes a 9 filos. Dados inéditos da associação entre Vibrio cholerae e quetognatos, estágios larvas de equinodermos, urocordados e ovos de peixes foram registrados. Este trabalho sugere a existência de um gradiente costa-oceano para V. cholerae aderido ao zooplâncton de águas costeiras e ampla capacidade de V. cholerae O1 e O139 em aderir a diversos táxons do zooplâncton marinho. / Vibrio cholerae is an autochthonous bacterium in the sea and may cause serious health problems when pathogenic strains are accidentally ingested. V. cholerae are found associated with copepods in concentrations up to a thousand times higher than the free bacteria in the water. If ingested, a single copepod may have enough bacteria necessary for human infection. The objective of this study was to verify the presence and distribution of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 serogroups over Santos-Bertioga estuarine complex and adjacent continental shelf in association with zooplankton and over its distinct taxa. Zooplankton (>330 µm) sampling was carried out and detection of V. cholerae O1 and O139 assessed in whole samples and on most abundant taxa by the DFA and DVC-DFA (Direct Viable Count and Direct Fluorescence Assay) methods. Briefly, formalin-fixed samples were grinded and preserved in a sterilized buffer solution previously to the experiments. Live animals were selected, washed and grinded and an aliquot transferred to culture media for the DVC-DFA assay. Presence of these bacteria on zooplankton was correlated with physical and biological parameters of the seawater. Serogroup O1 was found on 88% while O139 on 77% of the samples from Santos-Bertioga estuarine complex, values higher than the ones found in other estuaries in global literature. For the adjacent shelf, detection was smaller due to higher salinity. 43 taxa, belonging from 9 phyla were individually tested. Inedited data from the association of V. cholerae and chaetognaths, Urochordata, larval stages of Polychaeta, Echinodermata, and fish eggs were documented. This study suggests the existence of an inshore-offshore gradient in V. cholerae attached to zooplankton from coastal waters and the high ability of V. cholerae O1 and O139 to adhere on diverse marine zooplanktonic taxa.

A indústria têxtil é uma atividade que se desenvolve no país e é geradora de efluentes líquidos coloridos, mesmo contendo pequenas quantidades de corantes. Os efluentes líquidos da indústria têxtil são tóxicos e podem ser de baixa degradabilidade. A qualidade dos efluentes no país ainda não é controlada por ensaios ecotoxicológicos, que são realizados para determinar o efeito deletério de agentes físicos ou químicos a diversos organismos. O trabalho proposto neste projeto visou a avaliação da toxicidade para organismos aquáticos e a aplicação do tratamento com irradiação e adsorção em zeólita. As amostras foram procedentes de duas diferentes indústrias do Estado de São Paulo que fabricam corantes e produtos têxteis. Na primeira etapa foi verificada a toxicidade do efluente, utilizando-se dois organismos-teste: Daphnia similis e bactérias luminescentes Vibrio fischeri, sendo que na etapa seguinte os efluentes sofreram tratamento por processo de oxidação avançada (irradiação com feixe de elétrons) e adsorção em zeólitas, sendo novamente submetidos aos ensaios de toxicidade. Foi avaliada também a eficácia quanto à descoloração destes efluentes por meio da espectrofotometria. Tanto para a irradiação como para a adsorção em zeólitas, importantes reduções na toxicidade aguda foram alcançadas. Os efluentes da indústria química tratados com radiação ionizante obtiveram redução da toxicidade superior a 60% com dose de radiação de 40kGy enquanto que para a zeólita Z1M6 obteve-se 85%; a zeólita ZC6 apresentou baixa eficiência na redução da toxicidade. Para os efluentes da indústria têxtil, dose de radiação de 0,5kGy foi suficiente na redução da toxicidade. Ótimos resultados foram obtidos quanto à descoloração por ambos os processos. / Textile industry is one raising commercial activity in Brazil. This activity has been generating important environmental interferences such as colour and bad biological effects into aquatic environment. Liquid textile effluents are toxic to lived organisms and may present low biological degradability. Although foreseen at federal regulation, the effluent quality is not controlled by toxicity assays in the country. These assays are carried out to determine the potential effects of chemical substances and effluents to cause negative effects to the exposed organisms. The present work aimed whole toxicity evaluation as well as the applicability of two different treatment techniques: ionizing radiation and zeolite adsorption. The efficacy of them were evaluated using ecotoxicity bases and real effluents. Two different industries from São Paulo State contributed to this project supplying their real effluents. The samples were collected at a Textile Industry and at a Chemical Industry (dying producer) and after the measurement of whole toxicity the samples were submitted to treatments. Toxicity assays were carried out for Daphnia similis and for Vibrio fischeri. Sample irradiations were performed at an Electron Beam Accelerator at CTR/IPEN. Zeolites treatment is an P&D activity from CQMA/IPEN which contributed to this Project. Zeolites were prepared from fly ash previously being used as an adsorber material. Both treatments (electron irradiation and zeolite adsorption) resulted on important toxicity and colour reduction. Concerning irradiation the efluents from chemical industry required higher radiation doses than that from textile activity. The radiation dose to be suggested is 40kGy (toxicity reduction > 60%) for the chemical effluents and 0.5kGy for the textile effluents (toxicity reduction > 90%). When zeolite adsorption was evaluated the Z1M6 resulted in 85% whole toxicity reduction and ZC6 resulted in very low efficiency for the effluents of chemical industry.

Vibrio cholerae é uma bactéria autóctone do ambiente aquático e pode causar sérios riscos à saúde quando cepas patogênicas são acidentalmente consumidas. V. cholerae se encontra associada aos copépodes em concentrações que podem alcançar mais de 1000 vezes a densidade das bactérias livres na água. Se ingerido, um único copépode pode conter a dose mínima de bactérias necessária para a manifestação da doença. Verificar a presença e a distribuição dos sorogrupos O1 e O139 no complexo estuarino de Santos-Bertioga e plataforma continental adjacente em associação com o zooplâncton e seus distintos grupos taxonômicos foi o objetivo desse trabalho. O zooplâncton (>330 µm) foi coletado e a detecção dos sorogrupos O1 e O139 realizada nas amostras totais e nos táxons mais abundantes através das técnicas DVC-DFA e DFA (Contagem direta de bactérias viáveis e ensaio de imunofluorescência direta). Amostras fixadas em formol foram maceradas e preservadas numa solução tampão estéril, previamente aos experimentos. Para o DVC-DFA, animais vivos foram selecionados, lavados, macerados e uma alíquota transferida para meio de cultura. A presença da bactéria no zooplâncton foi correlacionada a parâmetros abióticos e bióticos. O sorogrupo O1 foi detectado em 88% e O139 em 77% das amostras de plâncton no complexo estuarino de Santos-Bertioga, valores mais altos do que os publicados na literatura mundial para outros estuários. Para a plataforma, a presença dos sorogrupos foi menor devido à salinidade mais elevada. Foram testados isoladamente 43 táxons, pertencentes a 9 filos. Dados inéditos da associação entre Vibrio cholerae e quetognatos, estágios larvas de equinodermos, urocordados e ovos de peixes foram registrados. Este trabalho sugere a existência de um gradiente costa-oceano para V. cholerae aderido ao zooplâncton de águas costeiras e ampla capacidade de V. cholerae O1 e O139 em aderir a diversos táxons do zooplâncton marinho. / Vibrio cholerae is an autochthonous bacterium in the sea and may cause serious health problems when pathogenic strains are accidentally ingested. V. cholerae are found associated with copepods in concentrations up to a thousand times higher than the free bacteria in the water. If ingested, a single copepod may have enough bacteria necessary for human infection. The objective of this study was to verify the presence and distribution of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 serogroups over Santos-Bertioga estuarine complex and adjacent continental shelf in association with zooplankton and over its distinct taxa. Zooplankton (>330 µm) sampling was carried out and detection of V. cholerae O1 and O139 assessed in whole samples and on most abundant taxa by the DFA and DVC-DFA (Direct Viable Count and Direct Fluorescence Assay) methods. Briefly, formalin-fixed samples were grinded and preserved in a sterilized buffer solution previously to the experiments. Live animals were selected, washed and grinded and an aliquot transferred to culture media for the DVC-DFA assay. Presence of these bacteria on zooplankton was correlated with physical and biological parameters of the seawater. Serogroup O1 was found on 88% while O139 on 77% of the samples from Santos-Bertioga estuarine complex, values higher than the ones found in other estuaries in global literature. For the adjacent shelf, detection was smaller due to higher salinity. 43 taxa, belonging from 9 phyla were individually tested. Inedited data from the association of V. cholerae and chaetognaths, Urochordata, larval stages of Polychaeta, Echinodermata, and fish eggs were documented. This study suggests the existence of an inshore-offshore gradient in V. cholerae attached to zooplankton from coastal waters and the high ability of V. cholerae O1 and O139 to adhere on diverse marine zooplanktonic taxa.

Les épisodes de mortalité massive de l’huître creuse Crassostreae gigas observés sur les côtes françaises depuis 2008 ont été associés à certaines espèces appartenant au genre bactérien Vibrio. Ces mortalités, particulièrement intenses et rapides au cœur des lagunes méditerranéennes, atteignent 80 à 100% de la production ostréicole remettant ainsi en cause la pérennité de cette activité. Une surveillance environnementale de ces bactéries apparait donc essentielle et nécessite la mise au point de méthodes d’analyse innovantes, alternatives aux techniques couramment employées, afin de permettre un suivi rapide et en temps réel des Vibrio dans les milieux aquatiques côtiers.Dans ce contexte, l’objectif de cette thèse a été de concevoir des outils analytiques de type génocapteurs pour la détection et la quantification des Vibrio dans les écosystèmes aquatiques. Dans un premier temps, un système basé sur un format d’hybridation « sandwich » reposant sur l’intercalation des acides nucléiques cibles entre une sonde capture immobilisée et une sonde signal marquée, couplé à une détection optique, a été élaboré. Après optimisation des conditions expérimentales, le test développé s’est avéré très sensible avec une limite de détection de 5 ng.µL-1 d’acides nucléiques, ainsi qu’hautement spécifique du genre Vibrio. La méthode a ensuite été appliquée avec succès à la détection des Vibrio dans des échantillons environnementaux, collectés dans la lagune de Salses-Leucate. Un second format d’hybridation, basé sur la compétition entre les acides nucléiques cibles et la sonde capture pour la sonde signal, a ensuite été envisagé en utilisant aussi bien une transduction optique qu’électrochimique. En parallèle, des méthodes de PCR quantitative en temps réel ont été mises au point afin de servir de références pour la validation des génocapteurs. / Mass mortality events affecting the Pacific oyster Crassostreae gigas on French coasts since 2008 have been associated to some Vibrio species. These mortalities, particularly severe and sudden in the mediterranean lagoons, can reach 80 to 100% of the oyster production threatening the sustainability of this activity. An environmental monitoring of these bacteria appears essential and, for this purpose, innovative analytical methods have to be developed as alternative to classical techniques, in order to allow the rapid and in real time monitoring of Vibrio in the coastal aquatic environments. In this context, the objective of the thesis was to design genosensors as analytical tools for Vibrio detection and quantification in aquatic ecosystems. In a first step, a system based on a « sandwich » hybridization format, in which nucleic acid targets were bound between an immobilized capture probe and a labeled signal probe, coupled with an optical detection method, was developed. After experimental condition optimization, the test showed high sensitivity with a limit of detection of 5 ng.µL-1 of nucleic acids and was highly specific to Vibrio spp. The method was then successfully applied to Vibrio detection in environmental samples collected in Salses-Leucate lagoon. A second hybridization format, based on a competition between the targeted nucleic acids and the capture probe for the signal probe has been considered using both optical and electrochemical transductions. Concurrently with the development of genosensors, quantitative real-time PCR have been designed as reference methods.