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Antibacterial activities of anthozoan corals on some marine microfoulers

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dc.contributor.author Wilsanand, V.
dc.contributor.author Wagh, A.B.
dc.contributor.author Bapuji, M.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-10-01T12:21:42Z
dc.date.available 2018-10-01T12:21:42Z
dc.date.issued 1999
dc.identifier.citation Microbios, 99(394), 1999: 137-145
dc.identifier.issn 0026-2633
dc.identifier.uri http://ore.immt.res.in/handle/2018/821
dc.description.abstract The antibacterial activities of twelve species of anthozoans (4 gorgonians, 5 soft corals and 3 antipatharians) collected off the east coast of India were assayed against four dominant marine fouling bacterial strains isolated from the biofilm of fouled aluminium panels. Of the 48 combinations (12 corals x 4 bacteria) eighteen interactions showed antibacterial activity (37.5%). Such activity was most apparent in gorgonians, which inhibited bacterial growth in ten out of sixteen interactions (62.5%) compared with that of five out of twenty interactions (25%) among soft corals and three out of twelve interactions (25%) among antipatharians. The activity scores varied with different extracts and test organisms used, and was highest in antipatharians. Among the four bacterial strains Vibrio sp. was the least sensitive (2/12) when compared with Flavobacterium sp. (6/12). This is the first report of antibacterial activities of antipatharian colonies against marine microfoulers. The results imply that anthozoan corals harbour potent agents which could be exploited for the development of antifouling technology.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Faculty Press
dc.relation.isreferencedby SCI
dc.rights Copyright [1999]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subject Biological Sciences
dc.title Antibacterial activities of anthozoan corals on some marine microfoulers
dc.type Journal Article
dc.affiliation.author CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar 751013, Odisha, India


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