Identification of actinomycetes
In the present investigation, four genera of actinomycetes which included 10 different species were isolated from the heavy metal polluted and non-polluted soil samples. The species identified in the non-polluted soil, were Streptomyces sp. I, Streptomyces sp. II, Streptomyces sp. III, Rothia sp., Actinomadura sp. and Rhodococcus sp. In the heavy metal polluted soil sample four species were identified which were, Streptomyces sp .I, Streptomyces sp. II, Streptomyces sp. III and Rhodococcus sp. The results revealed that Streptomycessp, was the predominant actinomycetes in both the soil samples.