Contribution to the Study of Bacterial Biodiversity in Atlantic and Mediterranean Coastal Waters in Morocco

Located at the north-western tip of Africa,
Morocco occupies a particular and unique geographical
position as it is the only African country to have two
Atlantic and Mediterranean facades participating in its
richness in aquatic biodiversity. The importance of this
wealth plays a significant role in economic and social
development. This work proposes "a study of Bacterial
Biodiversity in Atlantic and Mediterranean coastal
waters in Morocco" by Physico-chemical, bacteriological
methods aiming to analyze the current state of Bacterial
Biodiversity in its waters. This study concerned seawater
from 15 cities on the Moroccan coast at 18 sites spread

over the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. The Physico-
chemical results show fluctuations during the study

period with a maximum peak during the summer season.
The bacteriological results have shown the existence of 19
bacterial genus dominated by the vibrion and 86 species
indicating a vast bacterial variety participating in the
Moroccan marine biodiversity especially near the urban
areas of large cities following the diversion excessive
wastewater in their coasts without prior treatment and
the convergence of the majority of big rivers towards
these beaches.