溶藻菌发酵液及其溶藻产物的生物急性毒性试验

应用发光细菌（Photobacteriumphosphoreum）急性毒性试验,研究了溶藻菌（Streptomycessp．HJC-D1）发酵液及其对铜绿微囊藻（Microcystisaemgmosa）抑制产物的生物急性毒性。结果表明,溶藻菌发酵液本身对发光细菌具有一定的低毒性,发酵3-5d时其相对发光度为（67．59％1：3．11％）-（72．35％±2．76％）;体积分数5％的溶藻菌发酵液可有效抑制初始质量浓度高达（O．1483±0．0032）mg-L-1的铜绿微囊藻生长,其抑藻率达85％以上,且藻液毒性明显低于对照组;以微囊藻毒素为主要溶藻产物进行毒性试验发现,其半抑制质量浓度为1096．92μg·L-1,水体藻毒素质量浓度低于20μg·L-1时其生物毒性较低。     

Effect of neem extract against the bacteria isolated from marine fish

Marine ornamental fishes are exceedingly valuable due to their high demand in domestic and international markets. There is a growing global interest to rear the fishes in captivity. But problem due to bacteria and fungi are the major hitch in captive condition. Since, the use of antibiotics is banned, an attempt was made to ascertain in vitro assay of the neem leaves extract against the bacterial pathogens isolated from infected fishes. Bacterial strains isolated from infected regions of the clown fishes Amphiprion sebae and A. ocellaris were identified as Aeromonas hydrophila, Enterobacter sp., E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus sp., Streptococcus sp., Vibrio cholerae, V. alginolyticus, V. parahaemolyticus and Yersinia enterocolitica. Ethanol and methanol extracts were highly inhibitory to the bacterial isolates when compared to other solvents. Ethanol extracts exhibited low minimum inhibitory concentration (75-250 microg ml(-1)) as compared to other extracts. The present finding revealed that the neem leaf extract significantly reduces the bacterial pathogens and their infection in marine ornamental fishes.     

溶藻放线菌对铜绿微囊藻和小球藻竞争生长的影响

从土壤中分离获得l株对铜绿微囊藻有明显抑制作用的橄榄网状链霉菌SG-001（Streptomyces olivoreticuli SG-001）,研究其对铜绿微囊藻（Microcystis aeruginosa）和小球藻（Chlorefla pyrenoidosa）竞争生长的影响。结果表明：SG-001菌株的活性物质主要存在于无菌滤液中,能够强烈抑制铜绿微囊藻的生长,但对小球藻的生长具有明显的促进作用。当混藻中两种藻细胞初始接种浓度均为4.0×106 mL-1时,在BG11纯培养条件下,添加SG-001无菌滤液有利于小球藻生长,但对铜绿微囊藻抑制作用不明显;而SG-001无菌滤液对天然加富水样中的铜绿微囊藻具有明显抑制作用,在同时接种有铜绿微囊藻和小球藻的混合藻液中,添加SG-001无菌滤液能够明显提高小球藻的生长竞争能力,且水体中氨氮和可溶性总磷的去除率可分别达到85%和93.33%,而铜绿微囊藻在第8天时生长基本被小球藻抑制。     

水中主要阳离子对铜绿微囊藻生长及多糖的影响

通过室内培养试验,在65μmol·m-2·s-1光照度和12 h∶12 h光暗比下,模拟野外水体中铜绿微囊藻（Microcystis aeruginosa）的生长,研究了水中主要阳离子Ca、Mg、K、Na质量浓度的变化对铜绿微囊藻生长以及多糖的影响。依据自然水体中Ca、Mg、K、Na的实际浓度水平结合已有研究得到的抑制浓度,试验分别设定了5个质量浓度梯度的培养基,其中Ca质量浓度梯度为0、10、20、50、100 mg·L-1,Mg质量浓度梯度为0、2、5、10、20 mg·L-1,K质量浓度梯度为5、10、20、50、100 mg·L-1,Na质量浓度梯度为18、30、50、100、200 mg·L-1。试验测定的生理生化指标包括培养周期内每天铜绿微囊藻的藻细胞密度和对数生长期内铜绿微囊藻溶解性胞外多糖（sEPS）、固着性胞外多糖（bEPS）和胞内多糖（IPS）的含量。试验结果表明：低质量浓度的Ca对微囊藻的生长没有明显影响,高质量浓度的Ca（〉50 mg·L-1）会抑制铜绿微囊藻的生长但同时铜绿微囊藻合成多糖总量（TPS）会增加,Ca质量浓度的增大对铜绿微囊藻胞外多糖的分泌呈现先促进后抑制的趋势,并在刺激铜绿微囊藻细胞分泌多糖的同时会促进其溶解。Mg缺失时,铜绿微囊藻的生长会受到显著的抑制,较高质量浓度的Mg（〉5 mg·L-1）也会抑制铜绿微囊藻的生长但同时铜绿微囊藻合成多糖总量（TPS）会增加,Mg在适宜质量浓度（5 mg·L-1）会抑制多糖分泌、防止多糖溶解。K离子质量浓度的变化对微囊藻的生长无明显影响但铜绿微囊藻TPS的量呈现先增加后减少的趋势,K对多糖的分泌并没有显著影响,但对多糖的溶解呈现先促进后抑制的作用。Na离子质量浓度的变化对铜绿微囊藻的生长以及合成TPS的量均无明显影响,Na质量浓度增大对多糖的分泌的影响与Ca的一致,但影响的程度明显小于Ca的影响,其质量浓度的增加对多糖的溶解过程有轻微的促进作用。     

The incidence of antibacterial activity in marine demospongiae; systematic and geographic considerations

Thirty species of temperate-zone sponges representative of all orders of the Demospongiae have been tested for antibacterial activity. The results indicate the following: that a higher percentage of temperate than tropical species produced active extracts (87% as opposed to 58%); that sponge extracts more frequently inhibited the growth of marine bacteria than they did non-marine bacteria (76.5% compared to 56%); that 46.5% of the extracts tested inhibited growth of Gram-negative bacteria while only 6.5% inhibited growth of Gram-positive bacteria. There is no obvious correlation between incidence of antibacterial activity and latitude of occurrence, systematic group or growth form of the sponge. It is suggested that antibacterial agents produced by sponges may have a role in enhancing the efficiency with which sponges retain bacterial food.     

The size distribution of airborne bacteria and human pathogenic bacteria in a commercial composting plant

•Bacterial concentrations from eight stages were 10⁴–10⁵copies/m³. •Diameter influenced clustering of bacterial and HPB lineages. •Dg of 8 HPB ranged from 2.42 to 5.09 μm in composting areas. •Dg of 8 HPB ranged from 3.70 to 8.96 μm in packaging areas. •HPB had high concentrations and small sizes in composting areas. Composting plants are regarded as one of the important sources of environmental bioaerosols. However, limitations in the size distribution of airborne bacteria have prevented our comprehensive understanding of their risk to human health and their dispersal behavior. In this study, different sizes of airborne bacteria were collected using an eight-stage impactor from a full-scale composting facility. Size-related abundance and communities of airborne bacteria as well as human pathogenic bacteria (HPB) were investigated using 16S rRNA gene sequencing coupled with droplet digital PCR. Our results indicate that the bacterial concentrations from the eight stages were approximately 10⁴–10⁵copies/m³. Although no statistical correlation was detected between the particle size and the Shannon index, the influence of size on bacterial lineages was observed in both composting and packaging areas. For airborne bacteria from different stages, the dominant phyla were Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria, and the dominant genera was Bacillus. Seven out of eight HPB with a small geometric mean aerodynamic diameter had a high concentration in composting areas. Based on diameters of 2.42 to 5.09 μm, most HPB in the composting areas were expected to be deposited on the bronchus and secondary bronchus. However, in the packaging areas, the deposition of HPB (diameters 3.70 to 8.96 μm) occurred in the upper part of the respiratory tract. Our results on the size distribution, abundance, and diversity of these bacteria offer important information for the systematic evaluation of bacterial pathogenicity and the potential health impacts on workers in composting plants and the surrounding residents.     

Antimicrobial activity of extracts of Caribbean gorgonian corals

Extracts of 39 species of Caribbean gorgonians were tested for antimicrobial activity against 15 strains of marine bacteria. The bacteria consisted of three opportunistic pathogens, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Leucothrix mucor, and Aerococcus viridans, and 12 strains isolated from either healthy or decayed gorgonians. Overall, only 15% (79 out of 544) of the tests resulted in antibacterial activity with 33% (13 out of 39) of the gorgonians inhibiting only one bacterial strain and 23% (9 out of 39) showing no activity. The extracts of four Pseudopterogorgia species showed relatively high levels of activity, inhibiting 43 to 86% of the bacterial strains. The potency of the active Pseudopterogorgia species was variable, however, and three additional Pseudopterogorgia species were inactive against all bacterial strains. With the exception of one sensitive strain, Vibrio species were resistant to gorgonian metabolites. Our results indicate that organic extracts of most Caribbean gorgonians do not possess potent, broad-spectrum antibacterial activity inhibitory to the growth of opportunistic marine pathogens and bacteria associated with healthy and decayed gorgonian surfaces. These findings suggest that the inhibition of bacterial growth is not the primary ecological function of gorgonian secondary metabolites and that bacteria may not be important selective agents in the evolution of gorgonian secondary chemistry.     

Influence of pH, salt concentration and temperature on the growth of Aeromonas hydrophila

The influence of environmental factors on the growth of Aeromonas hydrophila was investigated Four isolates (AH 37, AH 79, AH 86 and AH 100) were exposed to various environmental factors such as pH, salt concentration and temperature in laboratory condition. All the four isolates showed more or less similar growth at pH 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0 at 30 degrees C and 5 degrees C. At pH 5.0, 6.0 and 10.0, the log number of cells was found to be lesser than that of pH 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0 at both 30 degrees C and 5 degrees C. The results of the influence of salt concentration on the growth of Aeromonas hydrophila revealed that NaCl concentration of 0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0% favored the growth of this organism at both 30 degrees C and 5 degrees C. Increase in the salt concentration resulted in the growth of the decrease of this organism. Three percentages and 4% salt concentration moderately supported the growth of the organisms in the medium whereas at 5.0% NaCl concentration, there was no growth. Moderate growth of A. hydrophila at 5 degrees C is an interesting observation. The ability to grow at salt concentration between 0.5%, 4.0% under acidic and alkaline conditions pose a problem in the preservation of seafoods. These criteria may account for modified preservation techniques.     

石油降解菌株G5 16S rDNA全序列的系统学分析

用PCR方法扩增了一株石油降解菌株G5的16S rRNA基因全序列，并对其进行了克隆和测序．对该序列在GenBank中的BLAST结果表明，所有与该序列高度同源的序列都是假单胞菌的16S rRNA基因．其中假单胞菌的代表菌株Pseudomonas aeruginosa，P．fluoroscens，P .putida，P.syringae的16S rRNA基因序列与G5的16S rRNA基因序列同源性分别为93．4％，98．4％，96．3％，97．5％．对G5和其他39株假单胞菌的16S rRNA基因序列进行聚类分析，获得的系统发育树与RDP(Ribosomal Database Project)报道的系统发育树基本一致，其中菌株G5与5株P．chlororaphis聚类在一起．图2参7     

产表面活性剂降解石油菌株产物性质及降解性能研究

微生物是组成生态系统的重要成员,在污染物去除中发挥着重要作用,是生物修复中的主力,然而在石油污染修复过程中,石油烃的疏水性会限制微生物对石油的降解,但一些微生物的细胞代谢物即生物表面活性剂,它是微生物在一定条件下代谢分泌产生的具有一定表面活性,集亲水基和疏水基结构于一分子的两亲性化合物,可以促进油的乳化,提高油的分散程度,增大菌株和油珠的接触机会,促进对石油烃的吸收和降解。在实验室分离得到了7株产表面活性剂石油降解菌株,经分子鉴定可知菌1和菌2都为粘质沙雷氏菌Serratia marcescens,菌3为居植物柔武氏菌Raoultella planticola,菌4,菌6和菌7都为克雷伯氏菌Klebsiella variicola,菌5为蜡状芽孢杆菌Bacillus cereus。主要研究了它们的生长与表面活性剂物质分泌状况的关系,发现随着时间增加,OD值随之增大,表面张力呈现下降趋势;并对菌株产物进行提取和薄层层析,离子型分析和红外光谱分析,初步判断其产物均为阴离子糖脂类;通过pH,初始油质量浓度,接种量和盐度4个单因素的变化研究菌1粘质沙雷氏菌,菌3居植物柔武士菌,菌5蜡状芽孢杆菌和菌6克雷伯氏菌对石油类物质降解能力,发现菌3居植物柔武氏菌和菌5蜡状芽孢杆菌降解性能较好;通过响应曲面法优化蜡状芽孢杆菌的降解条件,得出其最佳降解条件为pH为5.02,油质量浓度为3 g·L-1,接种量为1199.98μL,盐度为0.5 g·L-1时,在此条件下,菌株对石油的降解率为66.94%。     

Diversity of microflora in the gut and casts of tropical composting earthworms reared on different substrates

The diversity of fungi, bacteria, yeast, actinomycetes and protozoa were analysed in the gut and casts of Eudrilus eugeniae, Lampito mauritii, Eisenia fetida and Perionyx excavatus, both qualitatively and quantitatively as influenced by different feed substrates like clay loam soil, cowdung and pressmud. While actinomycetes (Streptomyces albus, S. somaliensis, Nocardia asteroides, N. caviae and Saccharomonosporia) were not digested by any of these species of worms, protozoa (Amoeba proteus, A. terricola, Paramecium trichium, Euglena viridis, E. orientalis, Vorticella picta and Trichomonas hominis) and yeast (Candida tropicalis, C. krusei C. albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans) were totally digested. Certain species of fungi (Saksenae vasiformis, Mucor plumbeus, Cladosporium carrionii, C. herbacium, Alternaria sp., Cunninghamella echinulata, Mycetia sterila, Syncephalostrum racemosum, Curvalaria lunata, C. geniculata and Geotrichum candidum) and bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacterium antitratum, Mima polymorpha, Enterobacter aerogenes, E. cloacae, Proteus vulgaris, P. mirabilis, P. rettgeri, Escherichia coli, Staphylococus citreus, Bacillus subtilis, B. cereus, Enterococci and Micrococci) were completely digested. Certain other species were not digested fungi like Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus, A. ochraceous, Trichoderma koningii (except by Eeugeniae), Fusarium moniliforme (except by E. eugeniae) and Rhizopus sp., and bacteria like Klebsiella pneumoniae and Morganella morganii) and these were multiplied during the transit of the organic residues through the gut of worms. The microbial proliferation was more in the casts, due to the environment prevailing--rich in nutrient supply and large surface area available for growth and reproduction of the microbes that lead to enhanced microbial activity and humic acid contents in the casts.     

加拿大一枝黄花化感抑藻效应的初步研究

利用植物化感作用,可抑制有害藻类的生长,改善富营养化水体水质。文章选择我国重要的陆生入侵植物加拿大一枝黄花（Solidago canadensis L.）,系统研究了其根部、茎部和叶部水浸液对5种常见藻类：铜绿微囊藻（Microcystis aeruginosa）、斜生栅藻（Scenedesmus obliquu）、蛋白核小球藻（Chlorella pyrenoidosa）、水华鱼腥藻（Anabaena flos-aguae）和羊角月牙藻（Selenastrum capricornutum）生长的化感效应。研究结果表明：（1）加拿大一枝黄花水浸液对铜绿微囊藻的生长有强烈的化感抑制效应,7 d抑制率为90%左右,根、茎、叶部水浸液的72 h-EC50由高到低依次为34.84、12.54和9.57 g.L^-1,叶部对铜绿微囊藻的抑制作用最强;（2）加拿大一枝黄花叶部水浸液除了对水华鱼腥藻的生长无显著影响外,对其余4种受试藻均有明显的抑制作用,即加拿大一枝黄花叶部的化感抑藻效应较具广谱性;（3）相同质量浓度、同一部位的加拿大一枝黄花水浸液对不同藻种的化感作用类型和作用强度有所不同,即化感抑藻效应存在选择性,且这种选择性与藻类的分类学特征无关;（4）对同一种藻,加拿大一枝黄花根、茎、叶等不同部位水浸液的化感效应也有所差异。     

In vitro antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of seaweed extracts against acne inducing bacteria, Propionibacterium acnes

This study was conducted to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of common seaweeds from the coast of South Korea against the etiologic agents of acne vulgaris. Fifty-seven species of seaweed were screened for potential antimicrobial activity. Methanol extracts of 13 species (22.8%) showed inhibitory effects against Propionibacterium acnes. The aqueous extracts of only two species (3.5%) showed antimicrobial activity. When tested with the agar disk diffusion method, Ecklonia cava, E. kurome, Ishige sinicola, and Symphyocladia latiuscula had the strongest inhibitory effects. However, these four seaweed extracts showed no antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis at 5 mg disk-1. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of E. cava and E. kurome were both 0.31 mg ml-1 and the MIC values of l. sinicola and S. latiuscula were 0.26 and 0.21 mg ml-1, respectively. Among whole plants of E. cava and E. kurome, extracts of the pinnate blade had the highest inhibitory activity on bacterial growth. In cytotoxicity assays, methanol extracts of E. cava, E. kurome, and I. sinicola showed no effect on cell viability at concentrations of 200 microg ml-1. However, the methanol extracts of S. latiuscula reduced cell viability rates to 50% at the same concentration. Additionally, methanol extracts of E. cava, E. kurome, and I. sinicola potently inhibited the in vitro production of nitric oxide. These results suggest that the methanol extracts from these three species may be useful in the development of therapeutic agents for acne vulgaris. Further investigations to determine the bioactive compound are in progress.     

Bioactive potential of seagrass bacteria against human bacterial pathogens

Study of marine organisms for their bioactive potential, being an important part of marine ecosystem, has picked up the rhythm in recent years with the growing recognition of their importance in human life. Investigation was carried out to isolate 32 strains of endo and epiphytic bacteria in 2 seagrass species viz., Syringodium isoetifolium and Cymodocea serrulata. Morphologically different bacterial strains were tested against 5 antibiotic resistant human bacterial pathogens, of which 10 associated bacteria shown inhibitory activity against one or more bacterial pathogens. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and Minimum bacterial concentration (MBC) determination with extracellular bioactive compounds from the associated bacteria reveals that, the strain ENC 5 showed inhibitory activity against all the bacterial pathogens with the maximum sensitivity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa at the MIC value of 500 microg ml(-1).     

硅酸盐细菌解钾兼拮抗活性菌株的筛选

从紫色土壤中分离筛选出具有解钾拮抗双重活性的硅酸盐细菌CS1和CS29菌株。接菌处理,其水溶性钾分别增加75％和65％,转化率达0．82％和0．72％。两株菌对革兰氏阳性的蜡样芽孢杆菌,金黄色葡萄球菌,藤黄八叠球菌等和革兰氏阴性的大肠杆菌均有较强的抑菌活性。筛选菌株中91．2％具有解钾活性,但拮抗活性菌株只占总数的11．6％,表明二性状之间无相关关系。表4参7     

Ni2+胁迫对铜绿微囊藻（Microcystis aeruginosa）和集胞藻（Synechocystis sp.）的生长和光合色素的影响(Effects of Nickel on Growth and Photosynthetic Pigments of Microcystis aeruginosa and Synechocystis sp.)

光合作用是蓝藻生长繁殖的生理基础,研究重金属胁迫下蓝藻光合色素的变化和响应,有助于揭示其受害机理.在实验室无菌纯培养条件下,研究了不同浓度Ni2+处理下铜绿微囊藻和集胞藻的生物量和光合色素随时间的变化趋势.结果表明:浓度为5mg·L-1～25mg·L-1的Ni2+对M.aerugonisa的生长有抑制作用,随着处理剂量的增加和处理时间的延长,抑制作用愈加显著;在短时间(24h)内,Ni2+对Synechocystissp.的生长没有显著影响,随胁迫时间延长呈现出抑制作用;Ni2+处理M.aerugonisa至24h及Synechocystis sp.至48h时,藻细胞光吸收能力整体上受到明显抑制;5mg·L-1～25mg·L-1的Ni2+胁迫下,M.aerugonisa和Synechocystis sp.的叶绿素a含量随胁迫时间延长而降低;在叶绿素a(Chla)、藻蓝蛋白(PC)和别藻蓝蛋白(APC)三种光合色素中,藻蓝蛋白(PC)对Ni2+胁迫最为敏感,是Ni2+伤害蓝藻的重要作用位点.Ni2+对M.aerugonisa的抑制作用比Synechocystis sp.更明显.     

两种外源性磷及振荡对铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)生长的影响

为了探索富营养化水体“水华”形成机理 ,研究了甘油磷酸钠和磷酸二氢钾这两种外源性磷和振荡与否对铜绿微囊藻生长的影响 .试验结果表明 :在静止培养时 ,外源性磷能提高铜绿微囊藻的生长速率 ,提高的程度随着外源性磷浓度的上升而下降 .该有机磷比无机磷更有利于对数期铜绿微囊藻的生长 .同静止培养相比 ,振荡能大大降低铜绿微囊藻的生长速率 .在振荡时 ,只有添加高浓度的外源性磷才能促进铜绿微囊藻的生长 .因此 ,在“水华”暴发过程中 ,虽然水体中外源性磷数量是影响铜绿微囊藻生长的重要因素之一 ,但是其它的环境因子可能起到更重要的作用 ,模拟风搅动的振荡就是重要的环境因子之一 ,振荡对铜绿微囊藻生长产生的不利影响要远远大于外源性磷的种类和数量所产生的影响 .图 6表 2参 6     

海水网箱养殖大黄鱼细菌性病原鉴定与感染治疗研究

从患病大黄鱼的肌肉,肝、肾等病灶中分离出7种菌株,经人工感染试验证明,菌株970709A,970918a和970709B为致病菌,这三株菌株进行人工感染,死亡率均为100％,症状与自然发病相似,经菌体形态特征,生理生化特性反应测定,菌株970909A和970918a为鳗弧菌（Vibrio anguillarum),菌株970909B为副溶血弧菌（V.parahaemolyticus),药敏实验结果表明,氧氟沙星,环丙沙星,培氟沙星,罗红霉素,氯霉素和海鱼宁II等对致病菌有较强的抑制作用。临床治疗试验还表明,复方制剂海鱼宁II对大黄鱼弧菌病的治疗效果显著,有效率达66％－68％。     

Influence of lignin, pentachlorophenol and heavy metal on antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria isolated from pulp paper mill effluent contaminated river water

Pulp paper mill pollutants are the major source of aquatic contamination having metals, lignin and chlorophenols. Study was conducted to see the effect of these contaminants on antibiotic resistance pattern of isolated bacteria. Pulp paper effluents were evaluated for its physico-chemical properties i.e, BOD 72143 +/- 164.81 to 22.32 +/- 2.48, COD 213136 +/- 583.59 to 60.40 +/- 6.34, total phenol 386 +/- 71.24 to 0.43 +/- 0.0, lignin 26312 +/- 258.59 to 73.67 +/- 31.81and microbial quality i.e. K. pneumonae, S. typhi, S. faecalis, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, Ent. faecalis, A. hydrophila, B. subtilis, S. aureus, Y enterolitica and V vulrificus. Antibiotic sensitivity (10-30 microg), heavy metal resistance (100-1000 microg ml(-1)), lignin (1000-10,000 ppm) and pentachlorophenol (100-1000 ppm) tolerance of bacterial strains were assessed by seven classes of antibiotics. Eleven bacterial isolates were found multidrug resistant towards antibiotics, heavy metal, lignin and PCP. Out of 11 isolates, 90.9% were found resistant against eleven antibiotics which acquired 100% resistant in presence of heavy metal, lignin and chlorophenols. Results also revealed that concentration of lignin (50-350 ppm) and PCP (5-30 ppm) induced maximum growth (273-8050 cfu ml(-1)) of pathogenic bacteria in river water.     

Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in indoor air flora of a district hospital, Mandya, Karnataka

Two year (1998 and 1999) extensive survey was carried out in Mandya district hospital, Karnataka for a period of three years to monitor the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (S. aureus and Ps. aeruginosa) from the indoor air samples of operation theater labor room, children's ward, male and female general wards postoperative wards etc. A rotary air sampler loaded with manital salt and Pseudomonas selection agar media strips were used to collect the samples from various sites. The survivallence results revealed the prevalence of S. aureus and Ps. aeruginosa in almost all sampling sites, irrespective of season indicating their long-term survival and consequent threat to hospitalized patients as well the working employees.