Ecological Studies on Yeasts in the Waters of the Yeong San River Estuary

榮山江 汽水域의 酵母에 關한 生態學的 硏究

With 156 water samples collected from 39 locations in the Yeong San River estuary during the 12month period from March 1976 to February 1977, the seasonal distribution of yeast and the distributional pattern of yeast on salinity gradient have been investigated. An overall average number of yeast ranged from 52 to 487 viable cells (c.f.u.) per 100ml water sample. The highest count of yeast was obtained in spring while the lowest value came in summer. 933 yeast and one yeast-like fungus pertaining to 14 genera and 83 species were recovered, of which Candida were 29%, Debaryomyces 17.3%, Rhodotorula Glutinis were dominant forms in all locations as well as throughout the year. The population size of total aerobic bacteria, the amount of terrestrial imputs, and some of geographical and/or climatic factor appear to reflect the seasonal distribution of yeast as well as the composition of yeast species in an estuarine environ. Average number of yeast, species diversity, and particularly the number of fermentative and pseudomycelium-producing yeasts increased with decreasing salinity whereas nitrate-utilizing yeasts showed opposite trend, suggesting that salinity gradient can be used as a feasible detector for the distributional pattern of yeast in estuarine habitat.

1976年 3月부터 1977年 2月까지 滿 12個月동안 榮山江 汽水域 39個 場所로부터 採水한 156個 water sample로서 酵母의 季節的 分布와 度包配에 따른 이들 酵母의 分布型을 調査하였다. 酵母의 全體 平均値는 100ml당 52에서 487個의 生菌數를 보여주었고 가장 많은 個體數는 春季에 있었고 가장 적은 個體數는 夏季에 있었다. 14屬 83種에 해당하는 933個의 酵母와 한 種의 酵母樣 곰팡이가 分離되었는데 基中 Candida가 29%, Debaryomyces가 17.3%, Rhodotorula가 16%, Saccharomyces가 14%이었고 나머지 다른 屬들은 10%以內이었다. Debaryomyces hansenii와 Rhodotorula glutinis가 全水域에서는 물론 年中 優點種이었고 총 好氣性細菌集團의 크기, 陸水流入量, 그리고 몇가지 지형적 기후적 요소들이 汽水환경에서 酵母의 季節的 分布는 물론 種의 組成을 反映하는 같다. 酵母의 平均數, 種의 多樣性 特히 醱酵性 및 爲菌系形成 母酵들의 數는 감度가 감소함에 따라 增加한 反面 질산염 利用酵母들은 위와 相反된 경향을 보여주었는데 이는 汽水域에서 酵母의 分布型을 認識하는데 감度勾配가 바람직한 看破 요소로서 利用될 수 ㅣ있음을 시사하고 있다.