Distribution of heterotrophic bacterioplankton in the Indian sector of Southern Ocean

Not Available Study was carried out on the distribution of bacterioplankton in the Indian sector of Southern Ocean. Total Heterotrophic Bacterial (THB) counts were maximum (107x104/CFU/ml) in water samples collected from 200 m depth and lowest (15.1x103/CFU/ml) at 3730 m. Of the 250 strains isolated...

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Main Authors: Philip,Rosamma, Abdul Jaleel,K U, Sanjeevan,V N, Bineesh,K K
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Marine Biological Association of India 2011
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Online Access:http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/62780
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Summary:Not Available Study was carried out on the distribution of bacterioplankton in the Indian sector of Southern Ocean. Total Heterotrophic Bacterial (THB) counts were maximum (107x104/CFU/ml) in water samples collected from 200 m depth and lowest (15.1x103/CFU/ml) at 3730 m. Of the 250 strains isolated from the water samples, 9.2% were gram positive and 4.8% gram negative. The important genera encountered were Pseudomonas, Aeromonas, Vibrio, Acinetobacter, Micrococcus, Staphylococcus, Corynebacterium, Flavobacterium, Chromobacterium, Moraxella, Bacillus and Planococcus. Most of the isolates (94%) were capable of lipase production followed by gelatinase (40%) and amylase (32%). Not Available