Isolation and screening of chitinase producing Serratia marcescens from soil

L Jeyanthi Rebecca, G Susithra

Abstract

In the present study an attempt was made to isolate organisms that would synthesize chitinase which can be used for the effective biodegradation of a vast majority of crustacean waste. Out of the four isolates screened, the isolate I-3 showed maximum chitinase activity and was selected for further research. The isolate I-3 was identified as Serratia marcescens using the standard identification parameters like gram staining followed by the biochemical assays. Further characterization and purification of chitinase needs to be carried out.