2000년 4월부터 10월까지 총 3회에 걸쳐 통영 연안해역 10개 정점 표층수와 저층수에서 종속영양세균, 대장균군세균, 균류의 계절별 분포를 조사하였다. 조사기간 중 미생물의 생균수는 평판계수법으로 측정되었고 종속 영양세균은 표층수에서 4월 3.1$ imes$$10^2$- 4.0$ imes$$10^3$cfu ml$^{-1}$, 8월 2.7$ imes$$10^3$- 1.2$ imes$$10^{-5}$ ml$^{-1}$, 10월 1.3$ imes$$10^2$- 7.2$ imes$$10^2$cfu ml$^{-1}$로 조사되었고, 대장균군세균은 표층수에서 4월 0-1.5$ imes$$10^1$cfu ml$^{-1}$, 8월 3.5$ imes$$10^1$- 5.2$ imes$$10^3$cfu ml$^{-1}$, 10월 0-1.8$ imes$$10^2$cfu ml$^{-1}$로 나타났다. 균류는 표층수에서 4월 0-3.0$ imes$$10^1$propagules ml$^{-1}$, 8월 3.0$ imes$l0$^1$-8.0$ imes$$10^1$ propagules ml$^{-1}$, 10월 0-2.2$ imes$$10^1$ propagules ml$^{-1}$로 측정되었다. 한편 8월의 정점 3표층수에 어류의 먹이사료를 0.01gl$^{-1}$, 0.1gl$^{-1}$, 1gl$^{-1}$의 농도로 첨가하여 5$^{circ}C$, 15$^{circ}C$, $25^{circ}C$ 및 35$^{circ}C$에서 배양한 후 미생물의 생균수를 측정한 결과 배양온도가 5$^{circ}C$일 때는 어떤 종류의 미생물도 전혀 분리되지 않았으며, 15$^{circ}C$, $25^{circ}C$ 및 35$^{circ}C$에서 배양한 경우는 모두 1gl$^{-1}$의 먹이 농도에서 가장 현저한 균체수의 증가를 보였다.
Surface and bottom water samples were collected from 10 stations located in the coastal area of Tongyong in April, August and October 2000. Distribution of heterotrophic bacteria, coliform bacteria and fungi in the sea water samples was investigated by measuring the corresponding viable cell number according to the plate counting method. Heterotrophic bacteria in the surface water counted 3.1$ imes$10$^2$- 4.0$ imes$10$^3$cfu ml$^$-1/, 2.7$ imes$10$^3$- 1.2$ imes$10$^$5/cfu ml$^$-1/ and 1.3$ imes$10$^2$- 7.2$ imes$10$^2$cfu ml$^$-1/ in April, August and October, respectively. The cell number of coliform bacteria in the surface water amounted to 0-1.5$ imes$10$^1$cfu ml$^$-1/, 3.5$ imes$10$^1$- 5.2$ imes$10$^3$cfu ml$^$-1/ and 0-1.8$ imes$10$^2$cfu ml$^$-1/ in April, August and October, respectively. As for fungi, the cell number in the surface water was 0-3.0$ imes$10$^1$propagules ml$^$-1/, 3.0$ imes$10$^1$- 8.0$ imes$10$^1$ propagules ml$^$-1/ and 0-2.2$ imes$10$^1$ propagules ml$^$-1/ in April, August and October respectively. The surface water samples from the station 3 in August were added with feed stuffs for fish as much as 0.01 gl$^$-1/, 0.1 gl$^$-1/ and 1 gl$^$-1/ and cultured at 5$^{C}$, 15$^{C}$, 25$^{C}$ and 35$^{C}$. Microbial cells were not isolated at all when the culturing temperature was 5$^{C}$. However, the microbial cell number increased significantly in all the surface water samples containing 1 gl$^$-1/ of the feed stuffs when cultured at 15$^{C}$, 25$^{C}$ and 35$^{C}$
