Dear Readers,

We are celebrating 'World Ozone Day 2009' and 'Green Consumer Day 2009'. These days highlight the need to reduce, reuse and recycle resources. It is our duty to develop a framework for co - operative activities to protect the ozone layer.

In response to growing pressure on environmental pollution, a global view / outlook is needed to find new ways / technology to retain pollution free environment. Besides, there is concern about health hazards in humans due to environmental pollution. The persistence of organic pollutants in environment, also leads to biomagnification. The present issue highlights the antimicrobial potentiality of marine actinomycetes and the presence of organic pollutants in Indian breast milk as evidence of health hazards by means of environmental pollution.

We are happy to share our views with you and look forward to your suggestions and feedback (www.envismadrasuniv.org/send_feedback.php) on the articles published in the Newsletter.

Prof. N. Munuswamy

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SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Antimicrobial potential of marine actinomycetes isolated from the Bay of Bengal

M. Krishnaraj and N. Mathivanan

Temporal and spatial variations of Persistent organic pollutants in Indian breast milk

A. Subramanian and S. Tanabe

RESEARCH REPORTS

Genetic adaptations are key to extreme microbe's survival in challenging environment

ONLINE REPORTS ON MICROORGANISMS

New species thrives in extremely high temperature and pressure

New Microbe Strain Makes More Electricity, Faster

NEWS

College researchers say bacteria helpful in treating toxic effluents

Immobilized microbes treat waste water

Home for us not for Germs

Abstracts of Recent Publications

Important E-resources on Microorganisms

Events