Urease-Producing Halophilic Bacteria Isolated from Bahr Al-Milh Salt Lake, Karbala, Iraq

Salt lakes represent an extreme habitat for prokaryotes which tolerate significant concentration of NaCl. Many studies on screening and characterization of these microorganisms have been done, however, very little reported about urease producer halophilic bacteria. The present study aimed to isolate...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of pure & applied microbiology : an international research journal of microbiology 2017-06, Vol.11 (2), p.711-716
Main Authors: Hosseini, Maryam, Babaha, Fateme, Sh. Al-Rubaye, Mushtaq T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Halophiles
Hydrolases
Identification and classification
iraq
Origin
Physiological aspects
Salt lakes
urease
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Salt lakes represent an extreme habitat for prokaryotes which tolerate significant concentration of NaCl. Many studies on screening and characterization of these microorganisms have been done, however, very little reported about urease producer halophilic bacteria. The present study aimed to isolate urease positive bacteria from Bahr Al-Milh Salt Lake, Karbala, Iraq. A total of 161 gram positive and 57 gram negative bacteria were found which one third of them showed the ability to produce urease. 16S rDNA sequencing analysis showed the isolated bacteria belong to genus Bacillus, Virgibacillus, Halobacillus and Staphylococcus. Further studies focusing on the enzyme structures and encoding genes are suggested. Keywords: Halophiles, Iraq, Urease, Screening.
ISSN:0973-7510
2581-690X
DOI:10.22207/JPAM.11.2.09