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Thraustochytrid and fungal component of marine detritus .I - Field studies on decomposition of the brown alga Sargassum cinereum J. Ag.

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Title Thraustochytrid and fungal component of marine detritus .I - Field studies on decomposition of the brown alga Sargassum cinereum J. Ag.
 
Creator Sathe-Pathak, Veena
Raghukumar, S
Raghukumar, Chandralata
Sharma, Sumita
 
Description 159-167
Thraustochytrid protists and fungi were isolated and enumerated in culture from detritus of the brown alga Sargassum cinereum. Both groups occurred epi and endobiontically in the detritus. The thraustochytrid Labyrinthuloides minuta occurred in healthy as well as decomposing algal tissues, whereas Ulkenia visurgensis was found only in the latter. Up to 2.9 X 10(7) of the two thraustochytrids, 5.2 X 10(4) of fungi and 5.5 X 10(11) of bacteria (per g dry wt. detritus) were found, using immunofluorescence, culture techniques and direct counts respectively. Populations of all 3 groups (thraustochytrids, fungi and bacteria were lowest in healthy algae containing higher amounts of phenolics than in detritus. Concentrations of total carbohydrates (TCH), total phenols, proteins, alginate and mannitol, as well as C/N ratios declined as decomposition progressed, concomitant with an increase in microbial biomass. Both thraustochytrids and bacteria attained peak biomass values in 21 d detritus. Maximum observed biomass of thraustochytrids corresponded to 0.07 % C and that of bacteria to 1.1 % C of detrital dry weight. The constant association of thraustochytrids with the brown algal detritus and their endobiontic habitat suggest a definite role for these protists in detrital dynamics.
 
Date 2016-11-29T11:11:06Z
2016-11-29T11:11:06Z
1993-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/37868
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.22(3) [September 1993]