Screening, Identification and Biological Characterization of Highly Potent Tributyltin Chloride Resistant Marine Bacteria from West Coast of India (Goa)

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Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education [JASRAE] (Vol:6/ Issue: 11) DOI: 10.29070/JASRAE
Authors: Ramanna Krishna Murthy*,
Subjects: Multidisciplinary Academic Research

Year: Jul, 2013
Volume: 6 / Issue: 11
Pages: 1 - 6 (6)
Publisher: Ignited Minds Journals
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E-ISSN: 2230-7540
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Published URL: http://ipublisher.in/p/303748
Published On: Jul, 2013

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Screening, Identification and Biological Characterization of Highly Potent Tributyltin Chloride Resistant Marine Bacteria from West Coast of India (Goa) | Original Article

Ramanna Krishna Murthy*, in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education | Multidisciplinary Academic Research

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ABSTRACT:

Surface water and sediment samples were collected from various sampling sites surrounding the ship building industries in Goa region and plated on Zobell’s marine agar, Nutrient agar and mineral salt medium (MSM) containing tributyltin chloride (TBTC) 0.1mM. The physico-chemical characteristics of the environmental samples were determined. The total viable counts of bacteria in the medium with TBTC ranged from 8 × 102 - 40 × 106 cfuml. The predominant bacterial colonies were isolated, purified and screened for TBTC tolerance studies. Amongst these, two bacterial strain tolerated 7mM TBTC and showed prominent growth in MSM with 5 mM TBTC. Based on morphological, biochemical, molecular characteristics and phenogram, the isolate was grouped under Alcaligenes sp.