Assessment of Native Agar Gels Extracted from Gracilaria debilis and Gracilaria salicornia Harvested Along the Tanzanian Coast for Culturing Microorganisms

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dc.creatorKivaisi, A.
dc.creatorBuriyo, Amelia S.
dc.date2016-04-22T11:14:46Z
dc.date2016-04-22T11:14:46Z
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:59:55Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:59:55Z
dc.descriptionNative agar gels extracted from Gracilaria debilis and G. salicornia harvested during the rainy and dry seasons, were assessed for culturing the microorganisms Micrococcus luteus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pleurotus flabellatus. Agars extracted from plants harvested during the rainy season were suitable for culturing bacteria, and yeast cells using the ‘Pour Plate’ method, and for mushroom tissue culture. Agar extracted from G. debilis harvested during the dry season could be used for culturing bacterial cells by the ‘Spreading and Streaking’ method. The potential for laboratory applications and for mushroom spawn production using agar extracted from Tanzanian seaweeds is discussed.
dc.identifierKivaisi, A. and Buriyo, A., 2008. Assessment of native agar gels extracted from Gracilaria debilis and Gracilaria salicornia harvested along the Tanzanian Coast for culturing microorganisms. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 6(2).
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1640
dc.identifier10.4314/wiojms.v6i2.48246
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4322
dc.languageen
dc.subjectGlacilaria debilis
dc.subjectG. salicornia
dc.subjectAgar
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectCulturing microorganisms
dc.titleAssessment of Native Agar Gels Extracted from Gracilaria debilis and Gracilaria salicornia Harvested Along the Tanzanian Coast for Culturing Microorganisms
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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