Functional Screening and Molecular Characterization of Halophilic and Halotolerant Bacteria by 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis

Draft Genome Sequence of the Extremely Halophilic Bacterium Halomonas salina Strain CIFRI1, Isolated from the East Coast of India

“…Halophilic and halotolerant bacteria are designated an elite class of bacteria because of their inherent capability to cope in hypersaline environmental niches. A diverse taxa of halophilic and halotolerant bacteria have been recovered from a wide variety of hypersaline environments ( 1 – 6 ). The isolation and characterization of halophilic and halotolerant bacteria from hypersaline environments could provide interesting insights into their evolutionary and survival mechanisms, including the study of halotolerant genes ( 7 , 8 ).…”

De novo transcriptome analysis of halotolerant bacterium Staphylococcus sp. strain P-TSB-70 isolated from East coast of India: In search of salt stress tolerant genes

“…Extreme salt habitats are dynamic and unique surroundings which offer tremendous prospects to increase understanding of genes responsible for salt tolerance and hypersaline cellular physiology [6]. The diverse kind of halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms have been recognized from an ample range of aquatic atmosphere [7][8][9][10][11]. Halophilic and halotolerant bacteria are a dweller of saline environments and mixed in propagation.…”

“…These elite classes of bacteria have developed distinctive properties throughout the evolution to adjust to the altering ecological condition viz. salinity that acquires intrinsic competence to bear with the hypersaline environment [11]. These exclusive properties are demonstrated unforeseen owing to the progression of evolution as well as the expression of a broad range of salt stress tolerant genes.…”

Isolation and characterization of marine bacteria from East Coast of India: functional screening for salt stress tolerance

“…Abiotic stresses pose great menace to agriculture and the environment. Abiotic stress akin to high salinity causes considerable reduction of crop production in peninsular South-East Asia, predominantly in India (Behera et al., 2014). Salinity results in hyperosmotic condition, severely disarrays metabolism, causes ion imbalances in plant cells and thereby ensues oxidative damage (Munns and Tester, 2008).…”

“…Competence of the bacteria to respond and sustain in fluctuations of external osmolarity is noteworthy function for endurance and propagation in diverse ecological niches (Sleator and Hill, 2002) acquired during evolution through expression of large scale of salt stress tolerant genes from bacteria. Isolation and classification of salt stress tolerant microbes from oceanic environment has realistic significance for biotechnological prospective through production of functional biomolecules for instance exopolysaccharides, hydrolytic enzymes, osmolytes etc (Behera et al., 2014). Diverse kind of halophilic and halotolerant microbes have been recognized from broad range of aquatic environment (Caton et al., 2004; Grant, 2004; Jiang et al., 2006; Tsiamis et al., 2008; Xiang et al., 2008) and prospecting of the salt stress tolerant genes from these resources, hereafter, is important (Jenkins et al., 1991).…”