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Abstract:
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Microbiological studies on the incidence, behaviour,
activity and ecological implications of marine micro~organisms,
particularly microbial pathogens in coastal waters and
estuaries exhibit the increasing concern and awareness
of environmental impacts on health and wealth. Marine
microbiologists have been active in investigating on the
distribution, kinds of organisms and their activity in the
environment. However, informations on the effect of environment
on the ecology or on the distribution (spatial/temporal) of
microbial comunity and competition among groups inhabiting
the ecosystem are sparE§L Estuarine environment are complex
with respect to diversity of habitats, variation in physicochemical
parameters and contamination by terrestrial bacterial
species.
Being the organisms of‘public health significance,
ecological studies on total coliforms, faecal coliforms,
faecal streptococci, §. ggli and X. parahaemolyticus have great
relevance as studies of these types would provide a wealth
of information to environmentalists and to fishery industry.
In order to evalé%e the status, role and significance of
potentially hazardous bacterial species in natural environment
it is necessary to monitor the ecology of such organisms
systematically in relation to physico-chemical parameters |