Psychrotrophic ~Iydrolytic Bacteria from Antarctica &,Other I. Low Temperature Habitats

Authors

  • K.V. Ramana Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior
  • Lokendra Singh Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior
  • Nalini Saxena Jiwaji University, Gwalior

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.50.3422

Keywords:

Psychrotrophic hydrolytic bacteria, Amylolytic bacteria, Hydrolysed denatured protein substrate, Monomeric synthetic lipid substrates

Abstract

Samples of water, soil,llake sediments and blue-green algal mats from Antarctica were'processed for enumeration, isolation and screening of psychrotrophic hydrolytic bacteria. Amylolytic bacteria were preponderant (75 per cent) in the blue-green algal htat samples. Protease, lipase, an1ylase and urerse producing/bacteria were also isolated from the samples. ,Biochemical characteristics indicated that the isolates ;mainly comprised Pseudomonas and Bacillus species. Proteases and lipases of antarctic bacterial strains preferably hydrolysed denatured protein substrate and water soluble monomeric synthetic lipid substrates, respectively.

Author Biographies

K.V. Ramana, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior

Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior

Lokendra Singh, Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior

Defence Research & Development Establishment, Gwalior

Nalini Saxena, Jiwaji University, Gwalior

Jiwaji University, Gwalior.

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Published

2013-01-01

How to Cite

Ramana, K., Singh, L., & Saxena, N. (2013). Psychrotrophic ~Iydrolytic Bacteria from Antarctica &,Other I. Low Temperature Habitats. Defence Science Journal, 50(2), 177–182. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.50.3422

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Biomedical Sciences