Funding for this research was provided by:
B.Sc.-M.Sc. (Integrated) Biotechnology programme of College of Agriculture of Kerala Agricultural University, India (2014-09-103)
Article History
Received: 6 September 2019
Revised: 24 June 2020
Accepted: 23 July 2020
First Online: 4 August 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors. Appropriate permissions were obtained from the responsible authorities for collecting mangrove sediments in the Mangalavanam Mangrove Ecosystem and Bird Sanctuary located in Kochi, Kerala at 9° 54′ N 76° 18′ E.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.