Isolation, identification and characterization of the bioluminescent bacteria isolated from the blue swimmer crab Portunus pelagicus along Thondi Coast and virulence studies at high temperatures.

The current study was conducted to isolate the marine bioluminescent bacteria from the blue swimmer crab Portunus pelagicus along the Thondi Coast. Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization techniques including 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phylogenetic analyses confirmed that the isolated strain was Vibrio harveyi. Experiments were further carried out at different temperatures and various time intervals and the results revealed a significant effects of high temperature and extended time duration on elimination of V. harveyi. Hence, high temperature treatments could facilitate the suppression of V. harveyi from sea food and thereby, preventing food borne infections during human consumption.