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dc.contributor.authorSangodkar, N.
dc.contributor.authorGonsalves, M.J.B.D.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-16
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T10:49:48Z
dc.date.available2024-09-04
dc.date.available2025-01-21T10:49:48Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationBulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology;vol.113(3);2024;Article No:3
dc.identifier.issn1432-0800
dc.identifier.otherhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00128-024-03945-3#citeas
dc.identifier.uri//doi.org/10.1007/s00128-024-03945-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.res.in/drs/handle/2264/9319
dc.descriptionIF2023= 2.7
dc.description.abstractPolymesoda erosa is a mangrove clam known for its water filtration ability. This clam was investigated for its bioremediation potential and growth in synthetic wastewater during 40 days of incubation. Variation in the nutrient composition of water, biochemical composition of the clams, and metagenomic analysis of the microorganisms associated with clam tissue were carried out. Significant differences in the concentration of ammonia (p???0.01), nitrite (p???0.001), and nitrate (p???0.05) in the wastewater were observed between day 0 and day 40. A reduction of approximately 89% in ammonia concentration at the end of the experiment was recorded indicating nitrification activity. However, biochemical parameters showed negligible differences before and after the incubation experiment. Thus suggesting that the chemosynthetic-based nutrition aids in the survival of the clam as no organic matter was added to the medium. The substantial decline in levels of ammonia in the presence of clams as compared to its absence suggests the significant role of clams in improving the water quality. Furthermore, the metagenomic analysis of the gill tissue of P. erosa revealed?~?50% of the microbial population to consist of nitrifiers. The study highlights the contribution by the nitrifers associated with the clams not only to its growth and resilience but also to bioremediation.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
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dc.titleRole of Nitrifiers Associated with Mangrove clam Polymesoda Erosa in Bioremediation
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India


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