ISSN 2736-1756
Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 2016
Available online at http://internationalscholarsjournals.org/journal/ajmr
© 2015 International Scholars Journals
Short Communication
Isolation and characterization of plum-seeds degrading aerobic bacteria from plum-grove soil
Haruka Kurishita1, Hitomi Yoshida2, Namika Yamaji1, Naoko Okumura2, Asuka Kirimura1, Satoru Matsuda2* and Hiroshi Ueno1
1Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nara Women's University, Nara 630-8506, Japan.
2Department of Environmental Health Science, Nara Women's University, Nara 630-8506, Japan.
Accepted 2 April, 2015
Abstract
The aim of this study was to isolate plum-seeds degrading bacterium from plum-grove soil. Some bacteria utilizing plum-seeds were isolated from the plum-grove soil samples by biodegradation assay. Among them, five bacteria had the activity of cellulase and xylanase. Four of the strains grew in the medium containing xylan instead of glucose. Partial sequencing of 16S rRNA and genome indicated that all the isolates belong to the Psedomonas section but two bacteria are unknown. It is proposed that some Pseudomonas bacteria could be deployed as inoculant to attain the treatment of plum-seeds.
Key words: Biodegradation, plum-seeds, cellulase, xylanase, microorganism.