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Distribution of heterotrophic bacteria around Laccadive Islands

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Title Distribution of heterotrophic bacteria around Laccadive Islands
 
Creator Chandrika, V
 
Subject Marine Environment
 
Description Distribution of heterotrophic bacteria in water samples collected from surface
and 50 m depth in 26 stations around Laccadives in EEZ between 08°50' and 12° and
71° and 74° E onboard FORV Sagar Sampada was studied. The size of colonies
isolated from surface water were very small when compared to colonies from 50 m
depth. Green fluorescent Pseudomonas was predominant in some stations. Counts
ranged from 0.81 x 10^/ml to 2.66 x 10* /ml in surface waters and 0.9 x 10^/ml to
2.20 X 10 /ml in 50 m depth. Night samples harboured less counts when compared
to daytime samples. Out of 23 cultures studied Vibrio, Alcaligenes, green fluorescent
Pseudomonas formed the main flora and members of Enterobacteriaceae were
absent. Both gram-positive and gram- negative bacteria were isolated of which 94.6%
were gram-negative rods. Their correlation with environmental parameters are discussed.
 
Date 1996
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/5147/1/13.pdf
Chandrika, V (1996) Distribution of heterotrophic bacteria around Laccadive Islands. In: Second workshop on scientific results of FORV Sagar Sampada, 15-17 February 1994, Kochi.