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ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2024

Screening and characterization of thermostable enzyme-producing bacteria from selected hot springs of Ethiopia.

Meseret Guta, Genet Abebe, Ketema Bacha, Piet Cools

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Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Isolation of a lipase-producing strain from yuncheng salt lake and enhancement of lipase activity via UV mutagenesis.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Meseret GutaDepartment of Biology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.ORCID 0009-0004-3842-9440
Genet AbebeDepartment of Biology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Ketema BachaDepartment of Biology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-6286-5689
Piet CoolsDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2980-5307
Jimma University · ETGhent University · BE

Funding

Jimma University 408,866 ETBJimma University (JU) CNS BIOL 02/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hot springs are potential sources of diverse arrays of microbes and their thermostable hydrolytic enzymes. Water and sediment samples were collected from three hot springs of Ethiopia and enriched on nutrient and thermus agar media to isolate pure cultures of potential microbes. A total of 252 bacterial isolates were screened and evaluated for the production of amylase, protease, cellulase, and lipase. About 95.23%, 84.12%, 76.58%, and 65.07% of the isolates displayed promising amylase, proteases, cellulase, and lipase activities, respectively. Based on the diameter of the clear zone formed, 45 isolates were further screened and identified to species level using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight-mass spectrometry analysis and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Five of the 45 isolates showed significantly high ( IMPORTANCE: Thermostable microbial enzymes play an important role in industries due to their stability under harsh environmental conditions, including extreme temperatures. Despite their huge application in different industries, however, the thermostable enzymes of thermophilic microorganism origin have not yet been fully explored in Ethiopia. Here, we explored thermophilic bacteria and their enzymes from selected hot spring water and sediment samples. Accordingly, thermophilic bacteria were isolated and screened for the production of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes. Promising numbers of isolates were found as producers of the enzymes. The potent enzyme producers were further identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight-mass spectrometry analysis and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The findings revealed the presence of potential hydrolytic enzyme-producing thermophilic bacteria in hot springs of Ethiopia and necessitate further comprehensive study involving other extreme environments. Our findings also revealed the potential of Ethiopian hot springs in the production of thermostable enzymes of significant application in different industries, including food industries.

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CellulasesHot SpringsAmylasesEndopeptidasesEthiopiaLipasePeptide HydrolasesRNA, Ribosomal, 16SWaterAmylasesCellulasesEndopeptidasesLipasePeptide HydrolasesRNA, Ribosomal, 16SWaterenzyme screeningEthiopiahot springsthermophilesthermostable enzyme

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PMCPMC10913744
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