ISSN: 0973-7510
E-ISSN: 2581-690X
The present investigation was carried out to find out the thermophilic microflora of compost and to study their bioactive potential. A total of 21 bacterial isolates were isolated of which 61.9% are found to be gram positive rods and 38% are gram negative rods. Highest thermophilic microorganisms are found in cow dung compost followed by mushroom compost. Gram positive organisms were identified as Bacillus spp. and Paenibacillus spp. and gram negative organism were identified as Vibrio spp., Proteus mirabilis, providencia spp., Aeromonas spp. out of 21 bacterial isolates 95% were found to be producer of cellulase, 90.4% were producer of amylase, 76.1% gelatinase, 76% lipase, 43% were protease producer. The quantitative estimation of amylase study resulted in highest production of amylase by Bacillus licheniformis.
Compost, Thermophilic Microorganism, Enzymes, pH and Salt tolerance
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