SOME BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM MARINE PLANKTON AND MUD

Abstract

Fiftyseven bacterial strains isolated from marine plankton and mud
from the inshore waters of Cochin are described. The flora of
the plankton was dominated by chromogens while mud sample&
failed to produce chromogens. The different strains are divided
into five arbitrary groups for the convenience of description. The
flora is similar to that of Mandapam (east ccast) while it differed
from the flora of Calicut (west coast) in tlic paucity of Baci!Tus·
sp and other sporeformers.