Unraveling the lipolytic activity of thermophilic bacteria isolated from a volcanic environment.

ABSTRACT: In a bioprospecting effort towards novel thermostable lipases, we assessed the lipolytic profile of 101 bacterial strains isolated from the volcanic area of Santorini, Aegean Sea, Greece. Screening of lipase activity was performed both in agar plates and liquid cultures using olive oil as carbon source. Significant differences were observed between the two screening methods with no clear correlation between them. While the percentage of lipase producing strains identified in agar plates was only 17%, lipolytic activity in liquid culture supernatants was detected for 74% of them. Nine strains exhibiting elevated extracellular lipase activities were selected for lipase production and biochemical characterization. The majority of lipase producers revealed high phylogenetic similarity with Geo

SUBMITTER: Stathopoulou PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3662197 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature