Studies on Bacillus Agaradhaerens

The investigation entitled "Studies on Bacillus agaradhaerens-A Concomitant Producer of Alkaline Protease and Alkaline Amylase" deals with the screening and characterization of an alkalophile- Bacillus agaradhaerens which is a high yielding, concomitant producer of two industrially important enzymes viz. alkaline protease and alkaline amylase. This study was undertaken realizing the importance of alkaline protease and alkaline amylase in the commercial market, particularly in detergent formulation. The spectrum of applications of both these enzymes has expanded in fields like detergent formulations and in treatment of alkaline industrial wastes. Looking to wide range of commercial applications of both these enzymes, efforts were made to isolate alkalophilic bacteria that could produce both enzymes concomitantly. The promising strain of alkalophilic isolate selected viz. Bacillus agaradhaerens MTCC 9416 had the capability to produce the enzymes concomitantly. The partial sequence of 16S ribosomal RNA gene of the isolate has been deposited in NCBI Gene bank (NCBI Accession Number -JN703504.1 NCBI Designation- Bacillus agaradhaerens strain nandiniphanse5)