Abstract
An entomopathogenic bacterium isolated from the nematode, Rhabditis (Oscheius) sp. was found to produce secondary metabolites with antimicrobial activity. The bacterium isolated from the entomopathogenic nematode was identified as Enterobacter sp. by using biochemical and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. Media for the production of the bioactive metabolites were standardized with six carbon sources viz. glycerol, maltose, fructose, glucose, sucrose and lactose, and four nitrogen sources viz. tryptone, yeast extract, beef extract and peptone. Antimicrobial activity was found highest for culture filtrate solvent extract (CFSE) obtained from tryptone plus glycerol (T+G) combination. Addition of peptone to the media, irrespective of carbon sources, had the least antimicrobial activity. Fermentation with tryptone plus glycerol medium when carried out at temperature ranging from 25 to 40ºC, the highest antimicrobial activity was observed at 37ºC.
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