Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF MARINE BACTERIA FROM VAITARNA ESTUARY, PALGHAR (MAHARASHTRA) INDIA

H.S. Vanmali, R.N. Jadhav, S.P. Chaudhari and M.R. Pimpliskar

Abstract

Microbes account for all known life forms for nearly 50 to 90% of Earth’s history. Life itself began in the ocean. Among the microbes bacteria are most vital link directly and indirectly with human life. In view of these total three sites along Vaitarna estuary namely Dativare Coast, Vaitarna Railway Bridge and Pargaon Bridge were chosen. From these area total 15 bacterial isolates were collected by standard isolation procedure and then the characterized with respect to cultural and morphological, biochemical aspects and identification by 16S rRNA sequence has been recorded.