title: Penaeid prawns and associated luminous bacteria.
abstract: Luminous bacteria associated with the exoskeleton, gill and gut of penaeid prawns, Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards and Penaeus monodon Fabricius in Mangalore waters were isolated, identified and quantified. Two species of bacteria, Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio fischeri were recorded, the former was dominant in the exoskeleton and gill of both the penaeids. Gut of prawns supported exclusive and dense populations of V. harveyi suggesting that the species is well adapted to proliferate in this microenvironment especially in the hindgut region.
authors.affiliation: University of Agricultural Sciences, College of Fisheries, Mangalore, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jayabalan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pillai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017756:Aquaculture; D033364:Decapoda / Q000382:microbiology*; D010776:Photobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*