Bacteriological and physico-chemical factors associated with <i>Noctiluca </i><i>miliaris,</i> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN; mso-fareast-language:EN-IN;mso-bidi-language:HI" lang="EN-IN">bloom, along Mangalore, south-west coast of India</span>

Abstract

A monospecific bloom of <i>Noctiluca miliaris </i>occurred during summer (May 1993), off Mangalore, south-west coast of India. The bloom was in the logarithmic phase of growth when it was first noticed. The bloom persisted for more than a week. Bacteriological and physico-chemical parameters were studied daily till the collapse of the bloom. No significant correlation was observed between <i>Noctiluca </i>counts and direct viable bacterial count or total plate count of bacteria. However, percentage incidence of bacteria <i>Moraxella </i>during the bloom period was significantly higher compared to non-bloom

<span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:" times="" new="" roman";="" mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:en-in;="" mso-fareast-language:en-in;mso-bidi-language:hi"="" lang="EN-IN">period.</span>