Mangrove Microorganisms: Biodiversity and Biotechnology

by Thatoi, Hrudayanath, Rashmi Ranjan Mishra & Bikash Chandra Behera

ISBN: 9789388027410
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 6495.00
Biblio : viii+178p., figs., col. Plts., tabls., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Hrudayanath Thatoi obtained his M.Sc; M.Phil and Ph.D. from Utkal University and presently working as Professor in Department of Biotechnology of North Orissa University, Odisha. His area of teaching and research includes microbiology, molecular biology and biotechnology. He has edited a book and published more than 225 research papers in national and international journals, proceedings of conference and book chapters. Besides he has authored 7 books. Dr. Rashmi Ranjan Mishra obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from North Orissa University and is presently working as Associate Professor in Department of Biotechnology, MITS School of Biotechnology, an affiliated College of Utkal University, Odisha, India. Dr. Mishra has more than 8 years of teaching and research experiences in the field of microbiology and biotechnology. Dr. Mishra has published more than 30 research papers in international and national journals as well as book chapters. Dr Bikash Chandra Behera obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D from North Orissa University and is presently working as a Technical Assistant in NISER, Bhubaneswar. During his PhD., Dr. Behera has studied the Biodiversity and Biotechnological potentials of microorganisms from mangroves of Mahanadi delta, Odisha Coast. Dr Behera has published more than 20 research papers in national and international journals as well as several book chapters.

About The Book

The present book highlights diversity, distribution, ecological role and biotechnological potentials of different groups of microorganisms studied by different authors. However, details of biodiversity and biotechnology of mangrove microorganisms have been discussed with reference to mangrove ecosystem of Odisha coast specially Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi delta. This book will be immensely helpful for the students, researchers and academicians pursuing their study and research in the field of microbiology, ecology and biotechnology. Apart from the biodiversity and biotechnological potentials, the book also discusses different methods useful for isolation, characterization and biotechnological application of different groups of microorganisms which will be of great benefit to the researchers.

Table of Contents

PREFACE v 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. Importance of Mangroves 2 1.2. World Mangroves 3 1.3. Indian Mangroves 5 1.4. Mangroves of Odisha 7 1.5. Threats to Mangroves 14 1.6 Conservation and Management of Mangroves of Odisha 15 2. ECOLOGY OF MANGROVES 17 2.1 Mangrove Ecotypes 18 2.2 Ecological Importance of Mangrove 20 2.3 Ecological Characteristics of Mangrove 21 2.4 Limiting Water Loss 21 2.5 Nutrient Uptake 22 2.6 Nutrient Recycling in Mangrove Environment 25 2.7 Carbon Content and its Cycling in Mangrove Soil 27 2.8 Nitrogen Content & its Cycling in Mangrove Soil 29 2.9 Phosphorus Content and its Cycling in Mangrove Soil 31 2.10 Sulphur Content & its Cycling in Mangrove Soil 32 2.11 Mangrove Vegetation of Different River Estuaries of Orissa Coast 34 2.12 Physico-chemical Characteristics of Water from Mangroves of Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi Delta. 37 2.13 Soil physico-chemical and Nutrient Content of Mangrove Soil of Bhitarkanika 39 2.14 Soil physico-chemical and Nutrient Content in soils of Mangroves of Mahanadi Delta 39 2.15 Soil Heavy Metal Contents from Mangroves of Mahanadi Delta and Bhitarkanika 43 Conclusion 44 3. MICROBIAL DIVERSITY OF MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM 47 3.1 Algae 49 3.2. Fungi 53 3.3. Actinomycetes 60 3.4. Bacteria 61 3.5. Ennumuration of different groups of bacteria from Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi mangroves of Odisha 66 3.6. Principal Component Nnalysis 71 3.7. Phenotypic Identification of Four Important Groups of Bacteria from Mangroves of Bhitarkanika. 72 3.8. Phenotypic and molecular studies on salt tolerant bacteria from Bhitarkanika mangrove soils. 79 3.9. Ennumuration of Different Groups of Bacteria from Mangroves of Mahanadi Delta 84 3.10. Principal Component Analysis 87 3.11. Phenotypic Identification of Some Major Groups of Bacteria from Mangroves of Mahanadi Delta 88 3.13. Sulphur oxidizing bacteria isolated from Mangrove of Mahanadi delta, Odisha 92 Conclusion 98 4. BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF MANGROVE MICROORGANISMS 99 4.1 Biotechnological Potential of Mangrove Microorganisms 99 4.2. Biotechnological Potential of Bacteria Isolated from Mangroves of Odisha Coast 104 4.3. Cellulose Degrading Bacteria from Mangroves of Mahanadi Delta. 128 4.4. Sulphur Oxidation 135 4.5. Evaluation of Enzyme Production from Halotolerant Bacterial Strains from Bhitarkaneku 147 4.6. Mangrove Microorganism in Bioremediation of Heavy Metals 148 Conclusion 156 REFERENCES 157