CHARACTERIZATION OF RUBBER DEGRADING ISOLATES

Sixteen soil samples were screened for the presence of rubber degrading strains. Twenty-five strains displaying clear zone formation on latex agar plates were purified. Identification revealed that twenty three of these isolates were Streptomyces species, one Pseudonocardia species and one Methylibi...

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Published inJournal of microbiology, biotechnology and food sciences Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 872 - 885
Main Authors Chengalroyen, M D, Dabbs, E R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nitra Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences 01.12.2012
Subjects
Biodegradation
Carbon
Electron microscopes
Pseudonocardia
Rubber
Scanning electron microscopy
Streptomyces
South Africa
Malaysia
Johannesburg South Africa
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:Sixteen soil samples were screened for the presence of rubber degrading strains. Twenty-five strains displaying clear zone formation on latex agar plates were purified. Identification revealed that twenty three of these isolates were Streptomyces species, one Pseudonocardia species and one Methylibium species. The addition of carbon sources with the exception of tween 80 enhanced extracellular rubber biodegradation. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the isolates were able to colonize and penetrate vulcanized glove rubber.
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ISSN:1338-5178