THERMO-HALOTOLARENT LIPASE BY A NEW STRAIN OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS ARLETTAE

摘要

The present invention relates to the production of a halotolerant and thermostable lipase from a bacterial halophile Staphylococcus arlettae JPBW-1 (Jaypee Biotechnology Waknaghat), which was isolated from rock salt mine, Darang, Himachal Pradesh. To our knowledge this is the only rock salt mine in India. The identity of Staphylococcus arlettae was established through 16s rRNA sequences. Sequence similarity search showed that the 16s rRNA sequence was 99% identical (Coverage 100%) with the 16S rRNA gene sequence of Staphylococcus arlettae strain CM18, (Accession No. GU143791.1), i.e., a gram positive bacterial strain used in the treatment of effluents from the textile industry.