Studies on pigmented bacteria from mangrove ecosystem

D'Costa, P.M.; Karekar, S.; Bhosle, S.

dc.contributor.author	D'Costa, P.M.
dc.contributor.author	Karekar, S.
dc.contributor.author	Bhosle, S.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-03T08:22:52Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-03T08:22:52Z
dc.date.issued	2004
dc.identifier.citation	Indian Journal of Microbiology. 44(4); 2004; 247-250.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/1675
dc.description.abstract	Mangrove samples revealed the presence of large number of adherent bacteria compared to free-living forms. Isolates were able to grow on plant polymers, xylan and cellulose. Most of these bacteria were pigmented, while only 25 percent of the free-living bacteria were pigmented. Among the pigments produced by Pseudomonas and Serratia species, prodigiosin and phenazines were detected and characterized. The adherent isolates showed 1.11 to 13.04 percent adherence to hexadecane with some showing 90 percent adherence to plant litter. Two isolates showing highest adherence to plant litter were identified as Staphylococcus.
dc.publisher	Springer Verlag (Germany)	en_US
dc.subject	Microbiology	en_US
dc.title	Studies on pigmented bacteria from mangrove ecosystem	en_US
dc.type	Journal article	en_US
dc.identifier.impf	y