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Polysaccharide-degrading enzymes from the marine protists, Thraustochytrids

Devasia, V.L.A.; Muraleedharan, U.D. (Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering. 2; 2012; 617-627.)

Thraustochytrids form a unique group of ubiquitous marine protists of profound ecological importance. This study dwells on their multiple polysaccharide-degrading activities. Isolates from mangrove and coastal ecosystems ...
Insights on metal-microbe interactions in Bacillus sp.and Chromohalobacter sp.from a solar saltern

Pereira, F.; Krishnan, K.P.; Sinha, R.K.; Kerkar, S. (Journal of Ecobiotechnology. 4; 2012; 14-24.)

Metal tolerant bacterial strains viz Bacillus cereus (RS-1), Bacillus sp. (RS-2) and Chromohalobacter beijerinckii (RS-3) were isolated from the surface sediments of a solar saltern in Ribandar Goa, situated in the vicinity ...
Biotechnological significance of actinobacterial research in India

Ballav, S.; Dastager, S.G.; Kerkar, S. (Recent Research in Science and Technology. 4; 2012; 31-39.)

Actinobacteria are of special biotechnological interest since they are known to produce chemically diverse compounds with a wide range of biological activity. This distinct clade of Gram-positive bacteria include some of ...
A study of an antibacterial compound from salt pans of Goa

Kamat, Tonima
Sulfate reducing Bacteria and their activity in Mangrove Swamps of Goa

Attri, Kuldeep
Bacterial response to dynamic metal concentrations in the surface sediments of a solar saltern (Goa, India)

Pereira, F.; Kerkar, S.; Krishnan, K.P. (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 185(5); 2013; 3625-3636.)

The Ribandar solar saltern, situated adjacent to the Mandovi estuary is influenced by the barge transport of ferromanganese ore to the Mormugao harbour (Arabian Sea). The current study focuses on the distribution of metals ...
Significance of marine salt pans as imminent source of bioactive secondary metabolites

Kamat, T.; Kerkar, S. (Proc. Int. Conf. Environment, Health and Industrial Biotechnology (BioSangam). Dept. of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India. 2013; 165-168.)

The marine environment is an interesting source for research and development. The potential of the domain in the discovery of new microorganisms capable of producing novel and useful bioactive secondary metabolites remains ...
Nanoceria: Synthesis and biomedical applications

Sahu, T.; Bisht, S.S.; Das, K.R.; Kerkar, S. (Current Nanoscience. 9(5); 2013; 588-593.)

Cerium oxide or ceria is an inorganic compound of Cerium, a rare earth element of lanthanide series. Due to the unique ability of cerium to switch oxidation states between +3 and +4 it has various applications as ultraviolet ...
The effect of a temperature rise on the sulphate reducing rates in cold marine sediments of Kongsfjorden (Svalbard, Arctic Ocean)

Kerkar, S. (Scientific and Geopolitical Interests in Arctic and Antarctic, Proc. of International Conference on Science and Geopolitics of Arctic and Antarctic, (iSaGAA), 2012. Ed. By: Ramesh, R.; Sudhakar, M. ; Chattopadhyay, S. ; LIGHTS Research Foundation; India. 2013; 213-221.)

Arctic Ocean is a useful sentinel for understanding the impact of climate change. Dramatic changes are occurring in this region, calling for monitoring of biogeochemical processes. The study site, Konsfjorden is a unique ...
Microbulbifer mangrovi sp. nov., a polysaccharide-degrading bacterium isolated from an Indian mangrove

Vashist, P.; Nogi, Y.; Ghadi, S.C.; Verma, P.; Shouche, Y.S. (International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 63; 2013; 2532-2537.)

A rod-shaped, Gram-negative, non-motile, aerobic and non-endospore forming bacterium, designated strain DD-13sup(T), was isolated from the mangrove ecosystem of Goa, India. Strain DD-13sup(T) degraded polysaccharides such ...
A comparative assessment of Goan natural solar salt and its adequacy in iodine content and nutritive value

Kerkar, S.; Fernandes, M.S. (International Food Research Journal. 20(5); 2013; 2317-2321.)

Salt production has been a traditional occupation in Goa. Goa has been exporting salt to several African and Arabian countries during the post-medieval period and presently, has only sixteen active salterns. This salt is ...
Evaluation of medicinal properties of Grewia nervosa (Lour.) Panigrahi

Meena, S.N.; Ghadi, S.C.; Janarthanam, M.K. (International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences. 4(4); 2013; 821-828.)

Grewia nervosa (Lour) Panighrahi, belonging to the family Malvaceae s.l. is widely distributed along the Western Ghats of India. Although it has been commonly used in traditional medicine, the medicinal properties have not ...
Metal Tolerance In Heterotrophic Bacteria From Marine Salterns Of Ribandar, Goa

Pereira, F.S.S.
Prevalence and genetic profiles of Escherichia coli from mangroves and mangrove associated foods off Goa, India

Poharkar, K.V.; Kerkar, S.; Doijad, S.P.; Barbuddhe, S.B. (Marine Pollution Bulletin. 85(1); 2014; 86-91.)

A total of 120 samples comprising of water (45), sediment (45) and mangrove originated food (30) collected from mangrove ecosystems of Goa were screened for Escherichia coli employing ISO-16654 method. Seventy-one (59.16 ...
Metal detoxification in hypersaline environments

Pereira, F.; Kerkar, S. (Proc. 4. Nat. Seminar on Pollution in Urban Industrial Environment. Ed. by: Badal Bhattacharya, Sarmila Pal and Debabrata Mukherjee. Institute of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Sciences, Kolkata. 2014; 29-37.)

Traditional salt farming has been practised in Goa, India for the past 1,500 years. The presence of mineral impurities in these salts is known to enhance the flavor, color and texture of foods. Organisms ranging from ...
Characterization of alginate lyase from Microbulbifer mangrovi sp. nov. DD-13T

Vashist, P.
Molecular Diagnosis of Malaria Infection and Evolutionary Genetics of Drug Resistant Genes in Plasmodium falciparum in Cameroon

Gaelle, N.M.H.
Thraustochytrids as a Potential Source of Polysaccharide Degrading Enzymes

Devasia, V.L.A.
Identification and characterization of novel CC-NBS-LRR type disease resistance (R) gene homologue SBRGA114 from Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)

Kittur, M.; Fakrudin, B.; Patil, A.; Meena, S.N. (International Journal of Science and Nature. 6(4); 2015; 544-550.)

In the present study, the isolation and characterization of full-length CC-NBS-LRR type disease resistance (SbRGA114) homologous gene from sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). Based on the short sequence information of ...
Halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes from a marine saltern of Goa, India producing anti-bacterial metabolites

Ballav, S.; Kerkar, S.; Thomas, S.; Augustine, N. (Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 119(3); 2015; 323-330.)

Marine salterns are estuarine ecosystems in Goa, receiving inputs from riverine and marine waters. The Salinity fluctuates between 0 and 300 psu which makes it a conducive niche for salt tolerant and salt loving Actinomycetales. ...

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