Application of Co-Culture Technology to Enhance Protease Production by Two Halophilic Bacteria, Marinirhabdus sp. and Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus.

ABSTRACT: Although axenic microbial cultures form the basis of many large successful industrial biotechnologies, the production of single commercial microbial strains for use in large environmental biotechnologies such as wastewater treatment has proved less successful. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of the co-culture of two halophilic bacteria, Marinirhabdus sp. and Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus for enhanced protease activity. The co-culture was significantly more productive than monoculture (1.6-2.0 times more growth), with Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus being predominant (64%). In terms of protease activity, enhanced total activity (1.8-2.4 times) was observed in the co-culture. Importantly, protease activity in the co-culture was found to remain active over a much broader ra

SUBMITTER: Anh HTH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8197384 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature