Characterization and evaluation of stress and heavy metal tolerance of some predominant Gram negative halotolerant bacteria from mangrove soils of Bhitarkanika, Orissa, India

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2224-2231

  Mishra, R R ^a   Dangar, T K ^b   Rath, B ^a   Thatoi, H N ^a  

^a Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University   (India)

^b CENTRAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical characterization; Gram negative bacteria; Heavy metal; Mangroves; Saline ecology; Stress enzyme

Indexed keywords

ASCORBATE OXIDASE; ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; CADMIUM; CATALASE; CATECHOL OXIDASE; COPPER SULFATE; NICKEL CHLORIDE; NITRITE; PEROXIDASE; POTASSIUM CHROMATE; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DESULFOTOMACULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INDIA; METHYLOCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES; STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOTOMACULUM SP.; METHYLOCOCCUS SP.; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 66949178386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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