Characterisation of Streptomyces sp., and Its Utilization in Fishery Industry

Abstract

Acalyphaindica commonly known as
kuppaimeni, is a well-known medicinal plant which plays
a major role in siddha medicine. The rhizosphere soil of
this plant contains the streptomycesspecies of interest.
This strain is found to be effective against many pathogens
such as Aeromonashydrophila, Vibrio alginolyticus,
Salmonellasp and fungi such as Aspergillusspetc.,it is
found to be an effective immunostimulant when it is fed to
fishes since it has antagonistic property towards
Aeromonashydrophila ,one of the most common fish
pathogen. The phytochemical studies also reveal the
effective antioxidant property exhibited by the ethyl
acetate extract of the organism. The GC-MS studies
reveals the presence of various bil active compounds
which play a major role in pharmaceutical studies.