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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1983 July; 46(1): 44-49
Copyright © 1983, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Inhibitory Effect of Solar Radiation on Amino Acid Uptake in Chesapeake Bay Bacteria

Carmela A. Bailey, Rex A. Neihof and Paul S. Tabor

Environmental Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375

ABSTRACT

The effect of solar radiation on a natural bacterial population from the Chesapeake Bay was evaluated from measured changes in numbers of organisms engaged in amino acid uptake. From July through May, freshly collected water samples were exposed in quartz containers to 3.5 h of total sunlight both with and without UV-absorbing filters. Water samples were subsequently incubated with tritiated amino acids, and the uptake-active bacteria were assayed by microauto-radiography-epifluorescence microscopy. The survival index, defined as the fraction of the uptake-active population that remained active after the exposure to sunlight, ranged from 0.93 to 0.20. Decreased survival was correlated with increased solar intensity. The inhibition of amino acid uptake was attributed not only to the UV-B component of the solar spectrum (280 to 320 nm), but also to longer UV and visible wavelengths.

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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1983 July; 46(1): 44-49
Copyright © 1983, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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