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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2010

An antibiotic, heavy metal resistant and halotolerant Bacillus cereus SIU1 and its thermoalkaline protease.

Sanjay K Singh, Vinayak R Tripathi, Rakesh K Jain, Surendra Vikram, Satyendra K Garg

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Sanjay K SinghDepartment of Microbiology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad, UP, India.
Vinayak R Tripathi
Rakesh K Jain
Surendra Vikram
Satyendra K Garg

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backgroundMany workers have reported halotolerant bacteria from saline conditions capable of protease production. However, antibiotic resistance and heavy metal tolerance pattern of such organisms is not documented very well. Similarly, only a few researchers have reported the pattern of pH change of fermentation medium during the course of protease production. In this study, we have isolated a halotolerant Bacillus cereus SIU1 strain from a non-saline environment and studied its antibiotic and heavy metal resistance pattern. The isolate produces a thermoalkaline protease and changes the medium pH during the course of fermentation. Thermostability of protease was also studied for 30 min.

resultsSeventy bacterial strains isolated from the soils of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India were screened for protease production. All of them exhibited protease activity. However, 40% bacterial isolates were found good protease producers as observed by caseinolytic zones on milk agar plates. Among them, culture S-4 was adjudged as the best protease producer, and was identified as Bacillus cereus by morphological, biochemical and 16 S rDNA sequence analyses. The isolate was resistant to heavy metals (As2+, Pb2+, Cs1+) and antibiotics (penicillin, lincomycin, cloxacillin, pefloxacin). Its growth behavior and protease production was studied at 45 degrees C and pH 9.0. The protease units of 88 ml-1 were noted in unoptimized modified glucose yeast extract (GYE) medium during early stationary phase at 20 h incubation period. The enzyme was stable in the temperature range of 35 degrees-55 degrees C.

conclusionsAn antibiotic and heavy metal resistant, halotolerant Bacillus cereus isolate is capable of producing thermoalkaline protease, which is active and stable at pH 9.0 and 35 degrees-55 degrees C. This isolate may be useful in several industrial applications owing to its halotolerance and antibiotic and heavy metal resistance characteristics.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacillus cereusBacterial ProteinsDrug Resistance, BacterialEndopeptidasesHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMetals, HeavyPhylogenyProtein StabilityRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSoil Microbiologyalkaline proteaseAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsEndopeptidasesMetals, HeavyRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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