Isolation and Screening of Antibiotic producing Bacteria from Soil in Lahore City

Authors

  • Fakhar-ul-Nisa Yunus Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
  • Zam Zam Khalid Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
  • Farzana Rashid Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
  • Asfa Ashraf Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan; Pakistan Science Mission (PSM), Noor Kot 51770, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Naeem Iqbal The School of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; Pakistan Science Mission (PSM), Noor Kot 51770, Pakistan.
  • Firasat Hussain Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, PR China.

Keywords:

Screening, Isolation, antibiotics production, bacteria.

Abstract

The need for new antibiotics is increasing with the increase in antibiotic resistance. The present research work has been focused on the isolation of antibiotic producing bacteria from the soil samples collected from Jinnah garden, Lahore. The isolates were identified based on their morphology and further confirmed through biochemical tests. Antibiotic producing ability was confirmed by inhibition zones around bacterial colonies. A total of 56 isolates belonging to four different strains of antibiotic producing bacteria were found in different soil samples. Out of these, 30 were Bacillus subtilis, 9 were Bacillus licheniformis, 12 were Streptomyces and 5 were Actinomycetes. A significant number of antibiotic producing bacteria were found in this study. These results suggest that soil isolates, having antibiotic producing capability can be used commercially after proper standardization.

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Published

2016-07-18

How to Cite

Yunus, F.- ul-N., Khalid, Z. Z., Rashid, F., Ashraf, A., Iqbal, M. N., & Hussain, F. (2016). Isolation and Screening of Antibiotic producing Bacteria from Soil in Lahore City. PSM Microbiology, 1(1), 1–4. Retrieved from https://psmjournals.org/index.php/microbiol/article/view/93

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016)

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