Two thraustochytrid protists of the genus Thraustochytrium isolated from coastal and mangrove habitats of Goa, India were studied for extracellular alkaline lipase production. Maximum lipase production was supported by a ...

The forests of Western Ghats, are a treasure house for new and interesting fungi. Tropical forests produce a large amount of litter which is a favoured source of nutrient for fungal colonization. Fungi are the major degraders ...

Halophilic bacteria are well known to produce highly salt-tolerant enzymes that have unusual applications in biotechnology. Production of halophilic proteins is generally not expected in mesohaline microorganisms. Ulkenia ...

Two new species of hyphomycetes, Digitoramispora tambdisurlensis and Spondylocladiopsis aseptata, isolated from decaying plant litter collected from the Western Ghat forests of Tambdi Surla in Goa State, and Calicut in ...

Thraustochytrids, a once obscure group of straminipilan protists, are now increasingly coming into the limelight by virtue of the diverse industrial potential of their cell products which include polyunsaturated fatty acids ...