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An investigation of aquatic bacteria capable of utilizing chitin as the sole source of nutrients
Author(s) -
Osawa R.,
Koga T.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1995.tb01062.x
Subject(s) - chitin , vibrio alginolyticus , chitinase , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , vibrionaceae , vibrio , vibrio parahaemolyticus , chemistry , food science , biochemistry , enzyme , genetics , chitosan
R. OSAWA AND T. KOGA. 1995. A total of 48 bacterial strains capable of utilizing chitin (a polymer of N ‐acetyl‐D‐glucosamine [NAG]) as a sole source of nutrients were isolated from river and marine waters in Tokushima. These bacteria were identified as Vibrio fluvialis, V. parahaemolyticus, V. alginolyticus, V. mimicus, Listonella anguillarum and Aeromonas hydrophila . All strains were found positive for chitinase and chitobiase activities, and capable of utilizing NAG as a sole source of carbon and nitrogen.