To isolate aerobically and identify the diversity of halophilic bacteria in the soil around two ports, Daepopogu and Hwasun Port, on Jeju island, a total 46 halophilic bacteria strains were isolated and phylogenetically analysed. The isolated strains were divided into 3 phyla, 8 families, 16 genera and 23 species. The main taxa was the Bacilli class, which included 50.0% of the strains with 3 families, 10 genera and 15 species of Bacillaceae, Exiguobacterium_f and Planococcaceae. The second taxa was the Gammaproteobacteria class, which included 45.7% of the strains with 4 families, 5 genera and 7 species of Aeromonadaceae, Halomonadaceae, Marinobacteraceae and Vibrionaceae. The isolated strains were tested for hydrolytic enzymes, amylase, lipase and protease activity, and 31 strains showed activity of at least one enzyme. Furthermore, auxin activity was determined in 7 strains. This study showed that the isolated strains have possible applications in the food and agricultural industries and have importance as a genetic resource in Korea.

Natural environmental resources are considered a prospective source of microorganisms capable of producing biocatalysts with great potential in industrial areas. Arable soil fertilized with peat moss is a habitat for various microorganisms. The present research focused on the isolation and identification of hydrolase-producing bacteria that thrive at a broad temperature range. In this study, a total of 33 strains were isolated from arable soil fertilized with peat moss (Silla Garden in Busan, South Korea). The isolated bacteria were mesophiles and thermophiles with a wide temperature range. Taxonomic identification showed that the isolated strains belonged to 2 phyla, 5 families, 10 genera, and 24 species. Subsequently, the isolated strains were screened for hydrolase (amylase, lipase, and protease) activity. All isolates possessed activity of at least one enzyme and six bacterial isolates produced combined extracellular enzymes. Diversity of soil bacteria species in the present study suggest the potential of soil bacteria in the various industrial applications.

The growth characterization and enzyme productivity of halotolerant microorganisms isolated from the Nakdong River estuary wetland in Korea were investigated in this study. The isolation of halotolerant microorganisms was carried out through their cultivation at 37oC for several days using a marine agar medium. After a single-colony isolation, 16 pure colonies were obtained, and phylogenetic analysis was done using 16S-based ID service in the EzBioCloud database. The isolated strains were divided into 3 phyla, 5 families, 7 genera, and 13 species. Possible industrial applications of the strains were confirmed upon testing for amylolytic, lipolytic, and proteolytic activity to confirm the possible production of hydrolytic enzymes, growth at a pH range of 5 to 9, and various salt concentrations being tested. Thirteen strains possessed at least one enzyme activity, and 5 strains possessed 2 enzyme activities. Eight strains could tolerate up to 10% NaCl concentration. This result indicated that isolated strains had shown the possible application in food and cosmetic industries. Therefore, this study would contribute to securing domestic biological resources and improving hydrolytic enzyme activity using these strains.

본 연구는 국내외 해양유래 발효산물 시료로부터 분리한 호염성 미생물들의 다양성 및 특성에 관하여 조사하였다. 호염성 미생물의 순수 분리를 위하여 marine agar 배지를 사용하였으며 25, 37, 50oC에서 호기적으로 배양하였다. 순수 분리 후, 86균주를 분리하였으며 16S rRNA 염기서열 분석 결과를 바탕으로 계통학적 분석을 실시한 결과, 3문, 7과, 9속, 24종으로 구성되어 있는 것을 확인하였다. 특히 Firmicutes문 Bacilli강은 84.9%의 분포를 나타내었으며 4과, 6속, 19종으로 Bacillaceae, Planococcaceae, Staphylococcaceae와 Enterococcaceae로 분포하는 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 분리한 균주들이 amylase, lipase, cellulase, protease 같은 산업적으로 유용한 효소를 생산하는지 확인하기 위하여 효소 활성 평가를 실시하였으며, 55 균주가 최소 한 종류 이상의 효소 활성을 가지고 있는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 옥신 생산능을 가지는 균주도 2 균주가 확인되었으며 이는 본 연구를 통하여 분리한 미생물들의 산업적 활용 가능성을 나타내었다. 그러므로 이번 연구는 국내 유전자원 확보 및 시료의 호염성 미생물의 다양성과 특성에 관한 과학적 지식 확장에 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.