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Table 1 Enzymatic activities identified by screening the ikaite strain collection

From: Discovery of novel enzymes with industrial potential from a cold and alkaline environment by a combination of functional metagenomics and culturing

Activity

Isolates

No. of 16S sequences

Closest relative (16S rDNA % identity)

Class

Phosphatase

102

   

α-Galactosidase

75

   

Protease

73

   

α-Amylase

57

   

β-Galactosidase

25

   

β-Glucanase

24

   

Cellulase

1

   

β-Xylanase

1

   

β-Mannanase

0

   

Total

358

   

Groups of activity

Total no.

   

α-Galactosidase

45

3

Loktanella vestfoldensis (98-100%)

α-Proteobacteria

Phosphatase + protease

32

5

Arsukibacterium ikkense (98-100%)

γ-Proteobacteria

Phosphatase

29

4

Pseudomonas sabulinigri (99%)

γ-Proteobacteria

  

1

Loktanella vestfoldensis (100%)

α-Proteobacteria

  

1

Stenotrophomonas rhizophila (100%)

γ-Proteobacteria

  

1

Arsukibacterium ikkense (100%)

γ-Proteobacteria

  

1

Idiomarina fontislapidosi (95%)

γ-Proteobacteria

α-Galactosidase + β-galactosidase

20

2

Natronobacillus azotifigens (98%)

Bacilli

 

1

Rhodonellum psychrophilum (100%)

Bacteroidetes

 

1

Klebsiella pneumoniae (95%)

γ-Proteobacteria

α-Amylase

17

1

Pseudomonas poae (100%)

γ-Proteobacteria

  

1

Marinovum algicola (100%)

α-Proteobacteria

  

1

Thermoleophilum minutum (100%)

Actinobacteria

  

1

Rhodobacter veldkampii (96%)

α-Proteobacteria

Phosphatase + α-amylase + protease + β-glucanase

17

9

Arsukibacterium ikkense (98-100%)

γ-Proteobacteria

Phosphatase + α-amylase + protease

10

7

Arsukibacterium ikkense (100%)

γ-Proteobacteria

  

1

Pseudomonas sabulinigri (99%)

γ-Proteobacteria

Protease

8

2

Pseudomonas sabulinigri (96-97%)

γ-Proteobacteria

  

1

Aquimonas voraii (93%)

γ-Proteobacteria

Phosphatase + α-amylase

7

5

Arsukibacterium ikkense (98-100%)

γ-Proteobacteria

Phosphatase + protease + β-glucanase

7

4

Arsukibacterium ikkense (98-100%)

γ-Proteobacteria

  

1

Klebsiella variicola (97%)

γ-Proteobacteria

α-Galactosidase + β-galactosidase + protease

3

3

Rhodonellum psychrophilum (96-99%)

Bacteroidetes

α-Galactosidase + β-galactosidase + α-amylase

2

2

Rhodonellum psychrophilum (95-99%)

Bacteroidetes

α-Galactosidase + α-amylase

2

2

Loktanella vestfoldensis (100%)

α-Proteobacteria

α-Galactosidase + α-amylase + protease

1

1

Loktanella vestfoldensis (100%)

α-Proteobacteria

α-Galactosidase + phosphatase

1

1

Loktanella vestfoldensis (100%)

α-Proteobacteria

α-Galactosidase + cellulase + β-xylanase

1

1

Demequina aestuarii (98%)

Actinobacteria

α-Amylase + protease

1

1

Arsukibacterium ikkense (100%)

γ-Proteobacteria

Total

203

65

  
  1. A total of 322 cultured isolates were screened for 9 different enzyme activities at pH 10 and 10, 20 and 28°C. The closest relative was determined for selected isolates by partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene.