ASSESMENT OF MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN GASTRO INTESTINAL TRACT OF ESTUARINE FISHES

Authors

  • K.R. BEULA RANI Assistant Professor, Sathyam College of Engineering & Technology, Sathyam Nagar Aralvaimozhi, Tamil Nadu – 629 301, India
  • M. MURUGAN Coordinator, Centre for Biological Sciences, Noorul Islam University, Kumaracoil, Tamil Nadu – 629 180, India

Keywords:

Estuary fish, gastrointestinal tract, bacterial gut flora, & microbial diversity

Abstract

Bacterial strains were isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of seven fishes collected from Thengapattinam estuary of Kannyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. The fishes were identified by standard keys. An intestinal contents were removed aseptically from the fishes, from that bacterial flora was isolated by serial dilution-agar platting method. In this present study a total of 12 bacterial gut flora was identified by studied their cultural, morphological and biochemical studies viz.  Escherichia coli, Streptococcus sp, Staphylococcus sp, Micrococcci sp, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Salmonella sp, Serratia sp, Shigella sp, Vibrio alginolytic, Vibrio parahaemolytics, Corynebacterium sp and Proteus sp. Among these, E. coli., Staphylococcus and P. auroginosa were found as dominant gut flora.

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2015-09-30

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K.R. BEULA RANI, & M. MURUGAN. (2015). ASSESMENT OF MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN GASTRO INTESTINAL TRACT OF ESTUARINE FISHES. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 6(3), 31–36. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.in/index.php/journal/article/view/4439

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Volume 6, Issue 3, 2015

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