Screening and isolation of Pectinase producing bacteria from various regions in Bangalore.

Abstract

This work has been undertaken for the Screening and isolation of Pectinase producing strains of Bacteria were carried out from Ten soil samples, collected from dump yards of vegetable wastes various regions of Bangalore and used to screen for Pectinase production by using pectinase screening agar medium (PSAM). In the present study, an attempt was made to isolate efficient Pectinase producing bacteria from diverse regions of Bangalore. Different isolates were screened for possessing the ability to produce Pectinase. About 6 bacterial isolates were found to be promising to produce Pectinase. The organisms were tested for various biochemical tests, which leads to their identification as Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus cerus, and Staphylococcus aureus.