Extremophilic Bacteria and Archaea in the Valorization of Metalloids

Nagar, Devika; Bragança, Judith M.; Furtado, Irene

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“…Novelty of isolates is not limited to bacteria and archaea but also includes eukaryotes like fungi, protists and algae [3]. Many reports have focused on the occurrence of halophilic archaea in hypersaline regions [4][5][6][7][8][9]. Microorganisms originating of salterns possess biotechnological prospective for the production of hydrolytic enzymes, exopolysaccharide, carotenoid pigments etc.…”

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Investigating the Microbiota of Solar Saltern of Mulund, Mumbai, India

Bhong,

Pathak

2023

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Solar salterns, located in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, are artificial shallow ponds for the production ofhalite (NaCl) from seawater. They are often built as multipond systems. Multi-pond solar salterns have been widespreadenvironments for studies on halophilic microorganisms. In the present study Archaeal and bacterial diversity of thesalterns located at Mulund (19°10’12’’N, 72°57’18’’E), Mumbai was investigated. Three Halophiles were isolated fromthe brine samples collected. All isolated archaea were shown intensely orange pigmentation. These salt tolerantorganisms were characterized using morphological, biochemical and 16S rRNA analysis. Phylogenetic analysis of thesesequences revealed a range of identities to several group of bacteria. The clones fell into major lineages theActinobacteria and firmicutes. Presence of industrially important carotenoids producing halophiles were also recorded.

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