A Preliminary Study on Enumeration of Sundarban Soil Bacteria in variable Seasonal Frame
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Sayani Das
location_on Research Scholar, Advanced Research Centre and Department of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata
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Mahuya Mukhopadhyay
Associate Professor, Advanced Research Centre and Department of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata
Soma Pal Saha
Associate Professor, Advanced Research Centre and Department of Microbiology, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata
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The Sundarban Mangrove, West Bengal, India, shows a striking and rich source of microbial diversity, and they play a crucial role in balancing the environment and soil ecosystem. In this preliminary study, mangrove forest rhizospheric soil samples were collected during pre monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon periods for enumeration of culturable and viable total bacteria and halotolerant bacteria. The maximum microbial load in each case was found in post monsoon soil samples. The same soil samples were also used to estimate the microbial load of phosphate-solubilising bacteria (PSB) and nitrogen-fixing bacteria (NFB), and they were found to be prevalent during pre- monsoon soil samples, and the above results were irrespective of the site of soil collection. Among 50 selected bacterial isolates from all three seasons, phytohormones IAA and GA producers were recorded more from pre-monsoon and post monsoon soils, but very little number from monsoon samples.
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Vol 1 • Issue 1
Issue Title
June 2026
Publication Date
June 8, 2026
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Jun 8, 2026
Page Numbers
22-26
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