Incidence of marine and mangrove bacteria accumulating polyhydroxyalkanoates on the mid-west coast of India

Rawte, T.; Padte, M.; Mavinkurve, S.

dc.contributor.author	Rawte, T.
dc.contributor.author	Padte, M.
dc.contributor.author	Mavinkurve, S.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-03T07:56:47Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-03T07:56:47Z
dc.date.issued	2002
dc.identifier.citation	World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 18(7); 2002; 655-659.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1016872631403
dc.identifier.uri	http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/1434
dc.description.abstract	The tropical marine and mangrove microflora from the mid-west coast of India were found to be diverse with respect to enzymatic activities. The bacterial counts and the enzyme activities of the mangrove microflora were found to be influenced by the seasonal variations. The microflora of these ecosystems also possessed a high potential to accumulate important polymers such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). Out of a total of 866 bacterial cultures isolated from this region, 337 cultures were scored positive for PHA production. Amongst these isolates, seven cultures accumulated more than 1 g of PHA per litre of culture broth. The TLC profiles of the methyl esters of PHA from the seven cultures showed varied profiles. The sediment samples also showed the presence of PHA with five different monomeric units.	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer Verlag (Germany)	en_US
dc.subject	Microbiology	en_US
dc.title	Incidence of marine and mangrove bacteria accumulating polyhydroxyalkanoates on the mid-west coast of India	en_US
dc.type	Journal article	en_US
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