Hatha, A A M; Reema, Singh; Vinay, Narayan; Patricia, McLenachan; Richard, C. Winkworth; Suparna, Mitra; Peter, J. Lockhart; Lorraine, Berry; William, Aalbersberg; Dhana, Rao(Society for Applied Microbiology and Blackwell Publishing Ltd, March 16, 2012)
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Here we investigate the diversity of pathogenic Vibrio
species in marine environments close to Suva, Fiji.
We use four distinct yet complementary analyses –
biochemical testing, phylogenetic analyses, metagenomic
analyses and molecular typing – to provide
some preliminary insights into the diversity of vibrios
in this region. Taken together our analyses confirmed
the presence of nine Vibrio species, including three
of the most important disease-causing vibrios (i.e.
V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus), in
Fijian marine environments. Furthermore, since toxigenic
V. parahaemolyticus are present on fish for
consumption we suggest these bacteria represent a
potential public health risk. Our results from Illumina
short read sequencing are encouraging in the context
of microbial profiling and biomonitoring. They
suggest this approach may offer an efficient and costeffective
method for studying the dynamics of microbial
diversity in marine environments over time.
Gopinathan,C P; Dr.Ramachandran Nair,P V(Cochin University of Science and Technology, December , 1981)
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This thesis deals with the results oi’
investigations on phytoplankton productivity and related
aspects conducted in various ecoaystms such as estuarine,
inshore and oceanic enviroments and certain special
ecosytans including the pu.-awn culture fields and associated
many-eves, mud bank and the seas around the Andaman-Nicobar
Islands. This study also includes the qualitative and
quantitative variations of phytoplankton production, their
seasonal abundance, factors controlling the same and the
magnitude of the potential resources derived 1!:-om it