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Published on: December 9, 2022
Morphological, physiochemical and molecular characterization of Anabaena strains
Radha Prasanna1, Ramesh Kumar, Anjuli Sood
1Centre for Conservation and Utilization of Blue-Green Algae, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, IARI, New Delhi 110012, India. radhapr@lycos.com
Abstract:
A set of 30 Anabaena strains, isolated from diverse geographical regions of India, were characterized using morphological and physiochemical attributes as well as molecular marker profiles. Significant differences were observed among the Anabaena strains with regard to the shape and size of trichomes and individual cells within a filament, besides qualitative and quantitative aspects of phycobiliprotein accumulation and activities of enzymes involved in nitrogen metabolism. Analyses of molecular polymorphisms in a selected set of 13 Anabaena strains, using primers based on repetitive sequences in the genome, led to unambiguous differentiation of the strains as well as understanding of their genetic relationships. Informative morphological, physio-chemical and molecular characters have been identified that could aid in differentiation and utilization of Anabaena strains as bioinoculants or as sources of pigments.
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