Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6289579 | International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Studies on keratinolytic microorganisms have been mainly related to their biotechnological applications and association with animal pathologies. However, these organisms have an ecological relevance to recycling keratinous residues in nature. This work aimed to select and identify new culturable feather-degrading bacteria isolated from soils of Brazilian Amazon forest and Atlantic forest. Bacteria that were isolated from temperate soils and bacteria from Amazonian basin soil were tested for their capability to grow on feather meal agar (FMA). Proteolytic bacteria were tested for feather degradation and were further identified according to their morphological and biochemical characteristics. Also, molecular identification based on 16S rDNA gene sequencing was carried out. A total of 24 proteolytic and 20 feather-degrading isolates were selected; Most of the isolates were from the Bacillus genus (division Firmicutes), but one Aeromonas, two Serratia (γ-Proteobacteria), and one Chryseobacterium (Cytophaga-Flavobacterium group).
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Authors
Evelise Bach, Fabiana S. Cannavan, Fábio R.S. Duarte, Jaslin A.S. Taffarel, Siu Mui Tsai, Adriano Brandelli,