Title: Simple taxonomic key for identifying marine luminous bacteria
Abstract: A simple key which provides faster identification of marine luminous bacteria based on 10 biochemical tests is presented. It is able to distinguish among closely related marine luminous bacteria. Using this new key, luminous bacteria of Tuticorin (India) coastal and shrimp farm environments were distinguished into 5 different species, viz., Vibrio fischeri, V harveyi, V. orientalis, V. splendidus 1 and Photobacterium leiognathi. Vibrio harveyi was the dominant species, constituting 88.66 - 90.93 % of the total luminous population followed by V. orientalis (4.43 - 4.46 %) and V. splendidus 1 (2.11 - 3.35 %).
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Access and Citation
Cited By Count: 18
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot