2021
DOI: 10.1155/2021/5592885
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Screening and Characterization of Thermostable Amylase-Producing Bacteria Isolated from Soil Samples of Afdera, Afar Region, and Molecular Detection of Amylase-Coding Gene

Abstract: Studying thermostable amylase-producing bacteria in extreme environments has a crucial role to overcome different industrial challenges. Afar Region is one of the hottest and salty areas, making it the home of extremophiles. This study aimed at screening and characterizing amylase-producing bacteria isolated from soil samples of Afdera, Afar Region, and detection of their amylase-coding genes. Thus, a total of 49 bacterial isolates were obtained from the collected soil samples. Out of these, three isolates (M2… Show more

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“…The three isolates, namely, Isolate 1-Rhizosphere root nodules, Isolate 2-, Lake soil sample and Isolate 3-Garbage soil sample were found to be Gram negative long or short rods [15]. Gram-negative bacteria are usually E. coli, Klebsiella, Acinetobacter, and Pseudomonas spp.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…The three isolates, namely, Isolate 1-Rhizosphere root nodules, Isolate 2-, Lake soil sample and Isolate 3-Garbage soil sample were found to be Gram negative long or short rods [15]. Gram-negative bacteria are usually E. coli, Klebsiella, Acinetobacter, and Pseudomonas spp.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…However, an increase in amylase production was observed with 0.5-3% starch concentration, and a decline in production was observed with an increase in a concentration above 3% substrate. Perhaps this is due to the culture's ability to metabolize starch in such a short amount of time when the starch content was increased [43]. The current study's ndings are superior to other halophilic organisms such as Bacillus cereus MS6 (2% starch) [44] and Haloferax sp.…”
Section: Identi Cation and Characterization Of Amylase Producing Bact...mentioning
confidence: 80%
“…Starch hydrolysis was examined by fumigating the plates with iodine for 1 minute [ 31 ], and positive bacterial colonies with amylase activity were selected through visible hydrolytic circles against a dark blue background. The colonies showing a clear difference in morphology were further purified by subculture on amylase-screening TSA plates until a monoclonal cell of uniform morphology and size was observed [ 32 ]. The pure isolates were transferred to TSB and incubated at 28°C at 220 rpm for 16–18 hours.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…After incubation at 28°C for 15 minutes, the DNS reagent was boiled for 10 minutes to develop color and then cooled to room temperature. The release of reducing sugars was determined spectrophotometrically at 540 nm [ 32 , 40 ]. One unit of amylase in our assay was defined as the amount of enzyme that liberated 1.0 µ mol of reducing sugar per minute in 1.0 mL of crude enzyme solution under certain assay conditions.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%