Isolation and characterization of a new cold-active protease from psychrotrophic bacteria of Western Himalayan glacial soil

Abstract As an approach to the exploration of cold-active enzymes, in this study, we isolated a cold-active protease produced by psychrotrophic bacteria from glacial soils of Thajwas Glacier, Himalayas. The isolated strain BO1, identified as Bacillus pumilus, grew well within a temperature range of...

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Main Authors: Saleem Farooq, Ruqeya Nazir, Shabir Ahmad Ganai, Bashir Ahmad Ganai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92197-w