Krishnamurthy,V; Dr.Samuel, C T(Cochin University of Science and Technology, July , 1985)
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Abstract:
The thesis deals with the bacterial flora of the Cochin backwaters. Sediment and the prawns
caught from these backwaters in quantitative and qualitative terms, their growth in relation to temperature, their susceptibility to various antibiotics, their role in terms of food for juvenile prawns and the presence of bacteria of public health significance. According to the researcher such a comprehensive study would be of some relevance to shell-fish processing industries apart from its academic value. The effect of antibiotics on the bacteria and the utility of bacteria as food for the juvenile prawns are studied and presented in different chapters.
Description:
School of Marine Science, Department of Industrial fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology