Abstract
Distribution and generic composition of lytic enzyme-producing bacteria in coastal and pelagic bottom sediments of Japan were studied. Bacteria capable of producing lytic enzymes were in the range of 101-104 cfu per 1g of wet bottom muds. The average percentage of the number of lytic enzyme-producing bacteria to that of heterotrophic ones was 12.1%. Out of 482 strains of lytic enzyme-producing bacteria isolated from bottom sediments of Ise Bay, Matoya Bay, Owase Bay, Kumano Nada, Nansei Shoto and the surrounding area, Bacillus (87.3%) was the most dominant bacterial genus.
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