Halophilic microorganisms are considered as an important source
of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes with high potential for
industrial, pharmaceutical and biotechnological purposes. A
sampling of saline springs in the west of Mazandaran province.
To isolate the microorganisms from the selected culture medium,
relative halophilic bacteria were used. Several re-cultivations
were carried out to purify the bacteria. After the morphological
identification of isolates, several biochemical diagnostic tests,
such as TSI, OF, SIM, Catalase activity, and bacterial Oxidation
were evaluated. Then, concentrations of 2.5 and 5% of salt were
determined as the optimum concentration of saline growth.
Screening of halophilic bacteria producing DNase enzyme was
carried out on a medium containing the enzyme substrate. In
addition to the compounds used in the DNase medium, some
Toluidine Blue was added as a reagent. According to the salt
content of each isolate, a certain percentage of salt was added to
each enzymatic culture medium to provide optimum conditions
for the growth of the isolates. Samples were incubated for 3 to 7
days for production of extracellular enzyme deoxyribonuclease at
37°C. The results showed that 5 isolates were able to change the
culture medium around the colony from green to yellow, and
thus, the nuclease activity of these isolates was evaluated
positively.