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Antifouling Activity of Prodigiosin from Estuarine Isolate of Serratia marcescens CMST 07

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Microbial biofilms on the surfaces of man–made structures in the marine environment cause serious problems for marine industries. Currently used heavy metal-based toxic antifoulants has created environmental problem, which mandates the necessity of “eco-friendly” antifoulants. Marine-based microbial secondary metabolites are promising potential sources of nontoxic antifouling compounds. In the present study, we have investigated the antifouling potentials of bacterial red pigment prodigiosin extracted from Serratia marcescens CMST 07. Prodigiosin was showed high antifouling activity against marine fouling bacteria like Alteromonas sp. and Gallionella sp. minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the pigment was about 6.75 and 12.5 μg/ml respectively against Alteromonas sp. LD50 of prodigiosin against artemia (artemia toxicity study) was about 50 μg/ml. Prodigiosin significantly (P < 0.01) inhibits cyanobacterial adhesion on glass surface, which augments the possibility of using bacterial pigments as the source of antifouling compounds for controlling the fouling problem in the marine environments.

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  1. Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Rajakkamangalam Kanyakumari District, 629502, Tamil Nadu, India

    K. Ananda Priya & S. Satheesh

  2. School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625021, Tamil Nadu, India

    B. Ashokkumar, P. Varalakshmi & N. Sivakumar

  3. Department of Microbiology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India

    G. Selvakumar

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Priya, K.A., Satheesh, S., Ashokkumar, B., Varalakshmi, P., Selvakumar, G., Sivakumar, N. (2013). Antifouling Activity of Prodigiosin from Estuarine Isolate of Serratia marcescens CMST 07. In: Velu, R. (eds) Microbiological Research In Agroecosystem Management. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1087-0_2

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