Chitin degrading bacteria from the prawn Metapenaeus dobsoni M. and their control

摘要

Studies on isolation and characterisation of chitin degrading bacteria of wild prawns from Goa waters were conducted. Investigations revealed that Vibrios were the major group of bacteria involved. From biochemical tests it was found that the associated bacterial flora were represented by Vibrio angillarum and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Study on the effect of antibiotics and plant extracts indicated the combination of antibiotics with plant extracts ( Ocimum sanctum, Azardirchta indica, Phyllanthus niruri) were found to be more effective indicating the synergestic effect of the plant extract.