Screening of bacterial isolates from various microhabitat sediments of kotumsar cave: A cogitation on their respective benefits and expected threats for complete biosphere and tourists

Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-24

  Rajput, Yogita ^a   Rai, Vibhuti ^b   Biswas, Jayant ^a  

^a National Cave Research and Protection Organization   (India)

^b PT RAVISHANKAR SHUKLA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial isolates; Ecotourism; Pathogenic threats; Sterile ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); GROWTH RATE; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MICROHABITAT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RISK; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOURISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84863552527     PISSN: 18193420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2012.13.24     Document Type: Article

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