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Indian Journal of Animal Research

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Indian Journal of Animal Research, volume 48 issue 6 (december 2014) : 585-592

IN VITRO EVALUATION OF NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC SUBSTRATE FOR BIOFILM FORMATION AND THEIR EFFECT ON WATER QUALITIES

P.K. Pandey*, M.S. Laxmi, Saurav Kumar
1Aquatic Environment and Health Management Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai-400 061, India
Cite article:- Pandey* P.K., Laxmi M.S., Kumar Saurav (2025). IN VITRO EVALUATION OF NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC SUBSTRATE FOR BIOFILM FORMATION AND THEIR EFFECT ON WATER QUALITIES. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 48(6): 585-592. doi: 10.5958/0976-0555.2014.00036.3.

ABSTRACT

The present study evaluated the natural and synthetic substrate for biofilm formation in in vitro condition and their effect on physico-chemical parameters of water. The four different treatments i.e., control (without substrate), T1 (sugarcane bagasse), T2 (PVC), T3 (coconut husk) and T4 (bamboo strips) as substrates were used for assessment of biofilm formation and heterotrophic bacterial growth. Physico-chemical parameters of water and total platecolonies were estimated at weekly intervals for five weeks. Results of dissolved oxygen, total alkalinity, as well as nutrients like ammonia-nitrogen, nitrate-nitrogen and nitrite-nitrogen showed significant (p

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