Analysing diversity among Indian isolates of Anabaena (Nostocales, Cyanophyta) using morphological, physiological and biochemical characters |
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Authors: | Saswati Nayak Radha Prasanna Boddupalli M. Prasanna Dina B. Sahoo |
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Affiliation: | (1) Centre for Conservation & Utilization of Blue-Green Algae (CCUBGA), Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, 110012, India;(2) Division of Genetics, IARI, New Delhi, 110012, India;(3) Department of Botany, Delhi University (North Campus), Delhi, 110007, India |
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Abstract: | A set of 24 strains belonging to the genus Anabaena (Phylum Cyanobacteria), isolated from diverse geographic locations in India, were evaluated along with three International type strains of Anabaena (ATCC 29414, ATCC 29208 and ATCC 27899) for their morphological, physiological and biochemical diversity. The morphological dataset, consisting of 58 variants for 15 characters, and SDS-PAGE protein profiles comprising 17 polymorphic bands were utilized to differentiate the selected Anabaena strains and explore the patterns of diversity through cluster analysis. Physiological and biochemical characterization with respect to nitrogen fixation and accumulation of chlorophyll and phycobiliproteins led to the identification of some highly promising Anabaena strains for use as biofertilizers and source of pigments. The study highlighted the tremendous inter and intraspecific diversity within the Anabaena isolates and indicated the potential as well as constraints of the morphological and protein profiling datasets for unambiguous differentiation and analyses of diversity among the Anabaena strains. |
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Keywords: | Anabaena Diversity Morphology Nitrogen fixation Pigments Protein profiles |
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