Patent ID: 6420147
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: C12N,C12R

Abstract:
A pure bacterial culture useful for the production of enzymes, wherein the bacteria consist of aerobic, non-phototrophic, haloalkaliphilic bacteria which grow as colonies which are circular, convex, and entire, which bacteria give:a) a positive response in the following tests: 1) KOH test 2) catalase 3) growth in 15% to 30% NaCl 4) growth at 20Â° C. or less 5) starch hydrolysis 6) esterase 7) esterase lipase 8) leucine arylamidase; b) a negative response to the following tests: 1) oxidase 2) growth in 0% NaCl 3) alkaline phosphatase 4) acid phosphatase; c) growth is inhibited by the antibiotics ampicillin, penicillin G, chloramphenicol, oleandomycin, vancomycin, and bacitracin.