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ecosystem exhibit a wide range of their niche specificity irrespective of plants and
animals. It is also contended that this heterologous association of different bacterial
strain both in litters as well as in the detritivore benthic fauna may have some ecological implications in the ultimate food web system through microbial metabolic
process. A survey conducted during 2018 by the present author in 24 different stations of Indian Sundarbans (Fig. 8.8) revealed a wide spectrum of lytic bacteria
(Table 8.9).
The cyanobacteria are important microfloral representatives of mangrove ecosystem. Some common cyanobacteria strains isolated from the mangrove habitat of
Indian Sundarbans are listed in Table 8.10.
Among the fungi, the genera Aspergillus, Collectotrichum, Fusarium and
Helminthosporium are worth mentioning. It was found that the types of fungi playing major role in the degradation mainly belong to the genus Aspergillus. Four speFig. 8.8 24 different stations of Indian Sundarbans where microbial diversity was documented
during 2018
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ecosystem exhibit a wide range of their niche specificity irrespective of plants and
animals. It is also contended that this heterologous association of different bacterial
strain both in litters as well as in the detritivore benthic fauna may have some ecological implications in the ultimate food web system through microbial metabolic
process. A survey conducted during 2018 by the present author in 24 different stations of Indian Sundarbans (Fig. 8.8) revealed a wide spectrum of lytic bacteria
(Table 8.9).
The cyanobacteria are important microfloral representatives of mangrove ecosystem. Some common cyanobacteria strains isolated from the mangrove habitat of
Indian Sundarbans are listed in Table 8.10.
Among the fungi, the genera Aspergillus, Collectotrichum, Fusarium and
Helminthosporium are worth mentioning. It was found that the types of fungi playing major role in the degradation mainly belong to the genus Aspergillus. Four speFig. 8.8 24 different stations of Indian Sundarbans where microbial diversity was documented
during 2018
8 Mangroves: A Reservoir of Biodiversity