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Characterization of microorganisms with carbohydrase activities from tropical ecosystems

dc.contributor.advisor Nadathur, Govind S.
dc.contributor.author Tirado-Acevedo, Oscar
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Sciences en_US
dc.contributor.committee Tosteson, Thomas R.
dc.contributor.committee Nieves, Rafael
dc.contributor.committee Aponte, Nilda
dc.contributor.department Department of Marine Sciences en_US
dc.contributor.representative Parés, Elsie I.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-12-15T12:03:12Z
dc.date.available 2018-12-15T12:03:12Z
dc.date.issued 2004
dc.description.abstract Several microorganisms have been isolated from different tropical ecosystems (tropical rain forest, sea water, and marine sediments) from the island of Puerto Rico. These microorganisms were screened for carbohydrase activity using chromogenic substrates (amylose, pullulan, cellulose, dextran, arabinan, galactomannan, and xylan). The results indicate that 2 - 9 % of cultured organisms show carbohydrase activity. Bacterial isolates were identified by sequence analysis of the PCR amplified partial subunit rRNA sequence. NCBI’s database comparison of the most versatile strains gives a match with Bacillus sp., Staphylococcus sp., Halomonas sp., and a gamma proteobacterium, respectively. Growth curves indicate that all strains assayed can grow as well in at least one complex carbohydrate as in glucose. We have detected a high β- xylosidase activity from our Bacillus sp. strain crude enzyme preparation. Identification from isolated fungi indicates they belong to genus Aspergillus and Microsporium respectively. A yeast isolate was identified by D1/D2 domain of the large subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA sequence; it gives a match with Glomus sp. Our results show that tropical environments have potentially good sources of microorganisms with novel carbohydrases. en_US
dc.description.abstract Varios microorganismos fueron aislados en ecosistemas tropicales diferentes por ejemplo: (bosque tropical lluvioso, agua de mar, y sedimentos marinos) de la isla de Puerto Rico. Estos microorganismos fueron seleccionados por su actividad de carbohidrasas usando sustratos cromogénicos (amilosa, pululano, celulosa, dextrano, arabinano, galactomanano, y xilano). Los resultados indican que el 2 - 9 % de los organismos cultivados muestran actividad de carbohidrasas. Las bacterias aisladas fueron identificadas mediante el análisis de la secuenciación parcial de la subunidad pequeña de rRNA amplificado mediante RPC. La comparación de las cepas más versátiles con la base de datos de NCBI nos da un resultado de identificación con: Bacillus sp., Staphylococcus sp., Halomonas sp., y gamma proteobacteria, respectivamente. Las curvas de crecimiento indican que todas las cepas ensayadas pueden crecer tan bien en al menos un carbohidrato complejo como en glucosa. Pudimos detectar una actividad alta de β-xylosidasa en la preparación de la enzima cruda de la cepa identificada como Bacillus sp. La identificación de los hongos aislados indica que pertenecen al género Aspergillus y Microsporium respectivamente. Una levadura aislada fue identificada mediante sequenciación del dominio D1/D2 de la subunidad grande (26S) de DNA ribosomal; el resultado da una comparación con Glomus sp. Nuestros resultados muestran que los ambientes tropicales tienen el potencial para buenas fuentes de microorganismos con actividad de carbohidrasas poco comunes. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2004 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/1663
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2004 Oscar Tirado Acevedo en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Tropical environments – Microorganisms – Carbohydrases – Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject Microorganisms – Analysis – Effect of chromogenic bacteria on – Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Microorganisms--Biodegradation. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Carbohydrates--Biodegradation. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Marine ecology. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Biotic communities. en_US
dc.title Characterization of microorganisms with carbohydrase activities from tropical ecosystems en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Marine Sciences en_US
thesis.degree.level M.S. en_US
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