Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2019)
Isolation, characterization and screening of novel antibiotic producing bacteria from natural habitats of Western Himalayas and industrial waste soil samples
Author(s): Yog Raj, V Singh and Arti Chauhan
Abstract: Antibiotics, potential against multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacteria is currently become a vital research area. The present research approach is focused on the isolation of antibiotic producing bacteria from the soil samples collected from several diverse habitats viz. preserved areas of Himalayas, natural water resources, rhizosphere of medicinal plants, agricultural soil, forest soils, industrial waste soil from district Kullu and Poanta Sahib (HP). The bacterial isolates were characterized on the basis of their morphology, further confirmed by biochemical and haemolytic activity tests. Antibiotic producing ability of isolates was confirmed by zone of inhibition around bacterial colonies. A total of 30 isolates belonging to six different genera i.e. Micrococcus, Bacillus, Lactococcus, Pseudomonas, E.coli and Proteus, antibiotic producing bacteria were found in different soil samples. Out of these, 12 potential antibiotic producing strains showed their inhibitory response against pathogenic microorganisms. These results suggested that after proper standardization and processing, soil isolates having antibiotic producing capability can be used commercially.
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Yog Raj, V Singh, Arti Chauhan. Isolation, characterization and screening of novel antibiotic producing bacteria from natural habitats of Western Himalayas and industrial waste soil samples. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(3):3282-3288.
