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Cyanobacteria from Aeroterrestrial Biofilms Around Balasore, Odisha


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1 Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Fakir Mohan University, Vyasa Vihar, Nuapadhi, Balasore – 756020, Odisha, India
2 School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad – 500 046, Telangana, India
3 Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah – 711 013, West Bengal, India
 

Aeroterrestrial habitats are ecological significant as they act as a potential substrate for microbial growth causing biofilms. Such habitats around Balasore, Odisha are studied for the first time. A total of 16 cyanobacterial species are documented from various sub-aerophytic habitats around Balasore, which include 6 non-heterocystous and 10 heterocystous forms.

Keywords

Aeroterrestrial, Balasore, Cyanobacteria, Diversity, Odisha Coast.
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Authors

Dhanesh Kumar
Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Fakir Mohan University, Vyasa Vihar, Nuapadhi, Balasore – 756020, Odisha, India
Saumya Ranjan Sahoo
School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad – 500 046, Telangana, India
Sudipta Kumar Das
Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah – 711 013, West Bengal, India

Abstract


Aeroterrestrial habitats are ecological significant as they act as a potential substrate for microbial growth causing biofilms. Such habitats around Balasore, Odisha are studied for the first time. A total of 16 cyanobacterial species are documented from various sub-aerophytic habitats around Balasore, which include 6 non-heterocystous and 10 heterocystous forms.

Keywords


Aeroterrestrial, Balasore, Cyanobacteria, Diversity, Odisha Coast.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo%2Fv60%2F2018%2F130253