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    1 Inn Jodrnal of Applied Micreilogy, \N000 4) 18.01 Occurrence of Bacteria And Fungi Marine Flora and Fauna NYogunath’, VSugavana’, T.Sivakumar’, AJothilingam’ And DLRavilcumar” ABSTRACT ‘The present study was carried ovt to find the incidence of seprobie microfera frem different ‘arine feral aad fauna samples collated, using agar plato ‘method ‘Tonal, St apecien of fing! and bactoria were isolated Of whien ‘24 were ‘ung! and 7 wero basteria. Out of the 24 fungi, 18 were exslusively Ieolated from marine algae and seagrasses whereas, 14 were from arine algae and seagrassos and 5 were from Introduction Jo tho marine ecosystem organic substances such a algae, marshy. plants, plant litter, Gecomponable dead atime ‘and animal parts are concentrated mostly along the shores and bottom Sediments, provide autrionts fer variety af ‘microorganisms especially for saprophysic fun ond hovers me thay sve the major decomposers, there bY these erganie matters are nally decompoced by Atgrading entymes released by these micro fungi and bastona There is Utila Information on alge) ~ based ‘trial ayetems or the role — played. by bigher of pubrasnges gas oven the ef a primary infecting fungus in ponceriag {he fungal succession that later prodtces detritus, On the other hand, Uhe rosults of several etudios have Shown the aquatic Flyphomycetar actively decompose ‘aves and in turn are ublized ag a nutritional source Ly fangus eating microavertebrates, (Barlocher, 10th sadn to their Bodegradative roe, haber Fungi produce numerous degradative. suaym (Golsncr, 1980) and metabolites that could possibly Serve as a source of sutronte for marine Snimals (Blake Sad Anderson, 1990; Kirk ef. af, 1970. In the prevent stady we found out the alarine sources Etsociated with microbes especially fungi and becteria _— SEE Ne 72, New Steet, Sothusamadram Shipdhannel reject, Anant University at ‘Yedaranyam, Nagapattinam, " NSEC" Lliminer Institute, Kesarimangalam, Bhoyani, Erode, Teall Nadu PAG tind Research Department of Microbiology si Calloge of Arte & Sconce, Pudukkottal = 822 404 Tamil Ned sd invertabratan. Of the bacteria igslgted 3 genera, were exclusivoly from ‘marine vertebrates Materials and Methods Tn this study the sampling area was Kottaipattinam, « coastal village along the East coast of Pudukkettai, ‘Tamiinada. The marine flora and fauna sueh az marine algae, Seaurassos, Pishes, Crustaceans, Endodersss ‘and Marine Mollusca wero lasted. Ali the samples were dlssectod and washed SMepucally sith sterile seawater and tzanaferrod (0 fnelia containing plates noch ns sutrient agar, rose Dongal agar and petate dextrose agar te faolate fang fie bacteria from she specimens ‘Semi permanent fungal sli sing Tactophene! cotton blue stain olonies were identified as. par stan (Gubramanian, 1971, Gilman, 1967 and Ellis and Ells, 1066) wherena bacterial colonios were identified based om gram staining, bic-cnemical tests and Tnoslity teat Janson and. Cave, 1086) and confirmed jin Bergoys Manual of Determinative Bactercogy, peMaaiion lt ead, 1990) Rowults and Discussion Th this study totally, 31 species af both fungi and bacteria were iaclated from diferent marine fers Shi fauna, by agor plating mothod, Among the 24 ipecies of fungi inclated, 2 were belongs to ‘Gomyectes, § 10° Zygemyeotes, 11 to Hyphomyoetes ind 1 to Phycomycetes, Hemiascomyestes and Pyrenempeatee Tabled & Figure) Of all these, the yonus Asperglli ware found te be a dominant member (7. species) followed by Whicopus (2) and Aphanoryevtes (2). While observed the occurrence of fungi in afferent marine algae pice in Chloroplysean mombers auch as Ulva ecrdca witht species and in, Amphiera ap. with § Species of fungi wore isolated. The present study was Wigpted with an varher report (Cavaliere and Noxt tu those @ speciox of fungi feom seagrenser like Tholassta 9p. and in Cyaneden sp. 6 potion aloo were recorded ‘This was correlated with December 2008, cconrence of Bastrin And Fong! Marine Para and Fours, ‘Table 1: Fungi isolated from marine animals algal and son grasses substrates Ute ie tactuoa of the fungi ‘Amphiroa Thalassia Cyanodan a Marine vertebrates Marine invortabe ‘Comyectes [APhonomyces larva = [Aphanomyces a és Phycomvectes Cirenalla 5 “ywemyoote [Abwidia 1 mz Blackest 6 = [Choonephore ap = [Cunninghamatta

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