| 1 | Salinity induced responses in the marine cyanobacterium Anacystics dimidiata Growth and changes in biochemical composition were studied in the marine cyanobacterium Anacystics dimidiata, collected from a mangrove environment where salinities ranged from 5 to 40 ppt. The cyanobacterium showed optimum growth at 20 ppt salinity. At low (5 ppt) and high (40 ppt) salinities the growth was slow and chlorophyll a and phycocyanin were low, whereas protein, free amino acid and free proline values were high in both low and high salinities Source: Rao, C.S.V.R.; Krishnamurthy, K. Cienc. Mar.. 19(4); 1993; 407-413. 0797. | ||
| 2 | Antimicrobial activity of cyanobacteria Lipophilic extracts of five species of cyanobacteria, isolated from the mangroves, water tested against the bacteria and fungus for their inhibitory activity. Extracts of Anacystis dimidiata showed inhibitory activity against all 7 strains. Nostoc paludosum and Schizothrix sp. showed maximum activity against Bacillus subtilis. Phormidium fragile did not show any activity against B. subtilis Source: Rao, C.S.V.R. Indian J. Mar. Sci.. 23(1); 1994; 55-56. 0868.
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