Table 3.
Enzyme profile of halotolerant and halophilic bacterial isolates
| Soil samples | Abundance n (%) | Enzymatic activity n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protease | Lipase | Cellulase | Amylase | Urease | Gelatinase | Catalase | ||
| S. stocksii | 45 (34) | 24 (53) | 31 (68) | 18 (40) | 15 (33) | 13 (29) | 26 (58) | 34 (75) |
| A. amnicola | 38 (29) | 18 (47) | 28 (74) | 16 (42) | 18 (47) | 9 (24) | 32 (84) | 29 (76) |
| Non-rhizospheric saline soils | 24 (18) | 18 (75) | 15 (62) | 14 (58) | 9 (37) | 5 (20) | 18 (75) | 20 (83) |
| Lake-bank soils | 25 (19) | 9 (36) | 15 (60) | 13 (52) | 7 (28) | 8 (32) | 21 (84) | 19 (76) |