Isolation of Actinobacteria from Deep Sea

Abstract

AbstractActinobacteria are free living and are found in freshwater, soil, and marine environment. They are gram-positive bacteria and having a high GC content (guanine–cytosine) in their genetic material. Actinobacteria are isolated and identified by morphological, physiological, and biochemical properties. Marine actinobacteria are useful for production of novel enzymes and drug discovery. Marine environment can be a useful source of enzymatic diversity with novel primary and secondary metabolites and for exploration of new species of marine actinobacteria. New species of actinobacteria are new possibilities for bioactive compounds and enzymes used in drug discovery. Actinobacteria are also used for discovery of antibiotics. In this chapter, we will discuss several isolation media and the protocol for isolation of actinobacteria from deep sea samples.Key wordsMarineActinobacteriaSpeciesIsolationStarch casein agar