The Sugar mill effluent was collected in the present research and used for the cultivation of Spirulina platensis. The physico-chemical characteristics of the Sugar mill effluent were analyzed. The Blue Green Algae Spirulina platensis was cultivated in conical flask containing Zarrouks medium with three different concentrations of Sugar mill effluent (50 ml, 75 ml and 100 ml/lt). The Direct microscopic count, optical density and dry biomass of S. platensis was high in SP4 followed by SP3 and SP2. The least microscopic count was recorded in SP1. Phycocyanin was extracted from harvested S....

In the present study, a fungal strain was isolated from tannery effluent which showed the chromium resistant activity and was identified as Penicillium chrysogenum and Aspergillus niger. Penicillium chrysogenum showed very high level chromium resistance of 800 ug/ml by Agar dilution method when compared to Aspergillus niger. The minimal inhibitory concentration of chromium was found to be 512 ug/ml of potassium dichromate in Sabouraud's dextrose broth medium. The chromium uptake was significantly high in live pellet cells than killed pellet cells at 540 nm in different time intervals....

The pressmud and bagasse was collected for the composting and its physico - chemical characteristics was analyzed. Bacterial and fungal isolates were identified from the collected pressmud and bagasse. The identified bacterial isolates were Xanthomonas sp., Pseudomonas fluorescens, Escherichia coli and Cellulomonas composti. The identified fungal isolates were Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Trichoderma reesei, Fusarium sp., Penicillium expansum and Mucor sp. The bacteria and fungi isolates isolated from the pressmud were screened for their ability to produce...

Spirulina platensis was cultivated by inoculated in Zarrouk's medium and Zarrouk's medium with four different supplementation such as Multivitamin tablet, tender coconut water, cow dung and cow urine in four different concentration. The inoculated medium was subjected to physiological conditions by providing aeration and artificial light source. The growth determination was done by Direct Microscopic Count, Optical density and Dry mass. At 20th day of incubation, the Spirulina were harvested and the C-Phycocyanin was extracted by alternative cycles of freezing, thawing and centrifugation. The...