Volume 16, No 2, 2019
Identification Of 12 Strains Of Bacteria Capable Of Degrading Cellulose From Marine And Soil Samples Of Visakhapatnam
Prasanna Jyothi Donipati , Lt.Dr.N.M.Yugandhar
Abstract
A marine enzyme is a unique protein molecule with novel properties derived from an organism whose natural habitat comprises saline or brackish water. Cellulose decomposing bacteria and fungi are widely distributed in the marine environment and they play an important role in mineralizing organic matter and also influencing the productivity of the sea. The sampling was conducted in the coastal Bay of Bengal at different depths and at different stations. The strains VK10 and VK12 were identified as strains of the species Aurantimonas altamirensis S21BT; strain VK7 as strain of Pseudomonas stutzeri ATCC 17588T; strain VK64A as strain of Bacillus aryabhattai B8W22T; strain VK5 as strain of Bacillus siamensis PDA10T; strains VK13, VK15, VK16, VK32, VK40, VK55 and V64B as strains of Brevibacterium casei DSM 20657T. The study helps in the identification of a twelve bacteria with cellulose degradation capability from different samples of Off Visakhapatnam waters and mangrove sediments.
Pages: 412-424
Keywords: Marine environment is not only rich with biodiversity but also a vast resource for potential microorganisms of useful applications.