Browsing Institute's contributions by Subject "agar"
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A preliminary study of anaerobic thiosulfate-oxidising bacteria as denitrifiers in the Arabian Sea
(Taylor & Francis, 1988)Bacteria which oxidize thiosulfate and reduce nitrate (TONRB) and bacteria which oxidize thiosulfate and denitrify (TODB) sampled at 5-, 100-, 200-and 300-m depths were enumerated in agar shake cultures by colony counting ... -
Biological investigations of Indian phaeophyceae 16. Antibacterial acitivity of phenolic substances, extracted from Sargassum johnstonii Setchell et Gardner collected from Okha, west coast of India
(Seaweed Research and Utilization Association, 1996)Free and hydrolysed phenolic substances were extracted from a dry sample of Sargassum johnstonii using 80% methanol and tested for their antibacterial activity by agar diffusion method. The growth of two gram-positive ... -
OBS ervations on the vegetative propagation of the marine alga, Gelidiella acerosa (Forssk) Feldmann and Hamel
(Seaweed Research and Utilization Association, 1996)Gelidiella acerosa is a very good source for quality agar production in India. There has been reports that the natural resource of the species is very sparse in distribution and very little in quantity compared to its ... -
Unusual rise in mercury-resistant bacteria in coastal environs
(Springer, 2003)A sharp rise in mercury-resistant bacteria (MRB) capable of tolerating very high concentration of Hg was observed over the last 3-4 years in the coastal environs of India. While none or negligible colony-forming units (CFU) ...