Authors : S. M. Chaudhari and D. B. Patare*
Page Nos : 74-77
Description :
Nostoc muscorum is a free-living microorganism is distributed over a large area of the globe in many varying habitats, both aquatic and terrestrial. It is known to form symbiotic relationships with terrestrial plants and is common in desert crusts and benthic communities of water-logged paddy fields. The ideal environment for N. muscorum is one with pH in the range of 7.0 to 8.5. It was cultured in medium with pH ranging from 7 to 11 and observed and evaluated for morphological and physiological characteristics and phycobilin pigment content. The result reveals that acidic pH ranging from pH 5 to pH 6 is suitable for the development of phycobilin pigments and favors physiological activities of N. muscorum.
