A. Isolation and determination of the metabolic
characteristics of bacteria
About 80 bacterial cultures were isolated from the above
mentioned sites of which 35 cultures produced the desired
enzymes required to degrade the kitchen wastes. Clear zone
of hydrolysis along the line of streaking were produced by
the bacterial strains that can degrade cellulose, pectin and
lipid in CMC agar, Skim milk agar and tributyrin
supplemented agar plates respectively. Amylase producers
showed clear zone of hydrolysis along the line of streaking in
starch agar plates when flooded with gram’s iodine. Table 1
summarizes the results of all the metabolic characteristics