Envis Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India

Printed Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Microbes in Application

  ALGAE

 

Sl No

Genus Name

Species Name

Applications

1

Nostoc

 

  

Nostoc punctiforme      

 

Fixes carbon dioxide and nitrogen; produces hydrogen; survives acidic, anaerobic, and low-temperature conditions.

 

Lyngbya

Lyngbya sp.      

Assay of Antibacterial activity

 

Anabaena 

 

Anabaena variabilis     

Filamentous heterocyst-forming; fixes nitrogen and carbon dioxide; produces hydrogen.

 

Porphyra

Porphyra vietnamensis      

 

Used as food  or food supplements, protein source, minerals and trace elements

5

Dunaliella 

  

Dunaliella salina      

 

Used in mass culture as a commercial source for glycerol and the orange pigment beta-carotene.

6

Spirulina 

Spirulina plantesis     

 

Used as protein source, rich source of beta-carotene, thiamine, riboflavin,

Used in pharmaceuticals

Spirulina subsalsa

Used as food supplement, rich source of beta-carotene, thiamine, riboflovin

7

Macrocystis

   Macrocystis sp.      

Produce polysaccharides

 

Gracilaria 

  

Gracilaria verrucosa   

 

Produce polysaccharides, nutrient rich

 

Palmaria

 

  

Palmaria palmate

Used as protein source

Palmaria stenogona

Used as protein source

 

 

10

 

 

Phormidium

 

 

  

Phormidium valderianum

Complete aquaculture feed source,

 

Source of phycocyanin,

 

Degradation of phenol, Production of extracellular B lactamase

Phormidium lucidum

Production of phytobilin pigments

Phormidium fragile

 

Phormidium tenue

Used as pharmaceuticals, Production of hydrogen

11

Sargassum

 

 

  

Sargassum pallidum

Unique source of PUFA

Sargassum natans

Unique source of PUFA

12

Ulva 

    

Ulva lactuca   

Source of protein, minerals and trace elements

 

 Flabellia

 

Flabellia petiolata

Source of high carbohydrate

14

Halimeda 

  

Halimeda tuna

Source of high carbohydrate

15

Gelidium

 

 

 

  

Gelidium sesquipedale

Human food, Medicines, Industrial applications, Food ingredients etc.

Gelidium abbottiorum

Human food, Medicines, Industrial applications, Food ingredients, Personal care and Food Process aids etc.

Gelidium anansii

Human food, Medicines, Industrial applications, Food ingredients, Used for making agar agar

Gelidium capense

Medicines, Industrial applications, Food ingredients, Personal care and Food Process

16

 Undaria

 

 

  

Undaria pinnatifida

Used in sea food products, Human food

Undaria peterseniana

Used as Human food

17

Porphyridium 

  

Porphyridium cruentum

Production of polysaccharides, lipids, PUFAs

18

Monodus

  

Monodus subterraneus

Produces eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) an omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid.

19

Crypthecodinium

 

 

 

  

Crypthecodinium cohnii

Production of PUFA, Polysaccharide,

 

Supplement for infant dietary intake,

 

produces docosahexaenoic acids

20

Artemia 

    

Artemia salina

Used as live larval food in aquaculture

21

Tetraselmis 

Tetraselmis suecica

Used as mass-oil producing crop

22

 

Oscillatoria

 

 

 

  

Oscillatoria limnetica

Used in Pharmaceuticals,

Oscillatoria salina

Used as biofertilizers

Oscillatoria laete-virens

Used as biofertilizers

Oscillatoria boryana

Degradation and metabolisation of melaoidin pigment of distillery effluents

23

 

  Microcystis 

  

 

Microcystis auruginosa

Encouraged to grow in eel ponds. Besides giving out oxygen for eels, the plant has a very high nitrate demand and so absorbs pollution products from the pond.

24

 

Chaetomorpha

 

 

Chaetomorpha antennia

Cultivated for Chanos culture in brackishwater ponds. Consumed as food. Used for manufacture of a sweet meat.

Chaetomorpha crassa

Cultivated for Chanos culture in brackishwater ponds. Consumed as food. Used for manufacture of a sweet meat.

25

 

  Aponothece

Aponothece halophytica

Produce glutamic acid, methionin, phenylalanine

26

 

Chlorella

 

 

    

Chlorella vulgaris

Food source, Production of other carotenoids such as lutein and canthaxanthin

Chlorella ellipsoidea

Used as food by human beings and for fish cultivation.

Chlorella pyrenoidosa

Used as food by human beings and for fish cultivation.

27

 

  Cladophora

  

Cladophora glomerata

Oxidative stress tolerance, Limited cultivation in brackishwater fish ponds in Philippines by application of commercial fertilizers.

28

Enteromorpha

 

 

 

  

Enteromorpha ahlneriana

 Oxidative stress tolerance, antioxidant

Enteromorpha compressa

Cultivated for Chanos culture in brackishwater ponds.

 

 

 BACTERIA

 

Sl No

Genus Name

Species Name

Applications


1

 

Acetobacter

       

  

 

 

Acetobacter aceti

Production of vinegar

Acetobacter pasteaurianus

Production of vinegar

Acetobactor xylinum

Production of acetic acid

 

2

 

Arthrobacter

       

  

Arthrobacter liquefaciens

Production of pigments

Arthrobacter polychromogenes

Production of pigments

Arthrobacter simplex

Degradation of Levulinic acid

Arthrobacter sp.

Production of Glucose isomerase, Benzoic acid, Salicyclic acid

Arthrobacter ureafaciens

Degradation of creatinin

Arthrobacter lutes

Production of restriction enzymes

Arthrobacter nicotianae

Degradation of Nicotine

 

3

 

Bacillus

 

  

Bacillus lichiniformis

Production of amoxilin, ampicilin, amylase etc

Bacillus substilis

Assay of antibacterial agents, penicillin, Streptomycin, Viomycin etc

 

Testing of paint

Bacillus polymxya

Production of amylase

Bacillus apporhoeus

Degradation of cellulose

Bacillus circulans

Production of L-glutamic acid, starch degrading enzymes

Degradation of Phenol

Bacillus thuringiensis

Used as Insect pathogen

Bacillus brevis

Production of restriction enzymes

Bacillus globgii

Production of restriction enzymes

Bacillus coagulans

Assay of folic acid

Bacillus fastidiosus

Degradation of Uric acid

Bacillus halodurans

Production of Alkaline b- Amylase

Bacillus cereus

Production of Amylase

Assay of Chlortetracycline

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

Production of Amylase

Bacillus pumilus

Assay of Antibiotics

Bacillus sp.

Degradation of Dye, decolorization

 

4

 

Clostridium

 

  

Clostridium acetobutylicum

Production of acetone

Clostridium sp.

Production of acetone

Clostridium perfringens

Production of Alphatoxin

 

5

 

Escherichia

 

       

  

Escherichia coli

Production of Amidase, Amino acid decarboxylase, Antibiotics etc.

 

Assay of Antimicrobial activity, Vitamin B12

Escherichia intermedia

Production of Alpha-ketoglutaric acid

Escherichia irregular

Production of Alpha-ketoglutaric acid

 

6

 

Lactobacillus

 

  

Lactobacillus plantarum

Production of Acetic acid, lactic acid, Fermentation of hexose

Assay of Amino acid, Arginin, Biotin, Methionin, Cystiene etc

Lactobacillus delbrukii

Production of Alanine

Lactobacillus acidophilus

Production of acidophilus milk

Lactobacillus fermentum

Production and assay of Alanine, Histidine etc.

Lactobacillus casei

Production of amino acids

Lactobacillus rhamnosus

Assay of Arginin, Folic acid

 

7

 

Pseudomonas

 

 

  

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Phenol degradation, production of polysacchardie, hydrocarbons etc.

Assay of disinfectants, testing of paints

Pseudomonas desmolyticum

Phenol degradation

Pseudomonas pictorum

Phenol degradation

Pseudomonas putida

Phenol degradation, degradation of naphthalene, toluene

Pseudomonas resinovorans

Phenol degradation, degradation of resins

Pseudomonas fluoresces

Degradation of benzoic acid

Pseudomonas stutzeri

Degradation of Hydrocarbon

 

8

 

Streptococcus

         

  

Streptococcus cremoris

Production of Cheese

Streptococcus diacetilactis

Production of Cheese

Streptococcus lactis

Production of Cheese, diacetyl

Streptococcus faecalis

Assay of clindamycin, cephalothin, colistin, folic acid

Streptococcus thermophilus

Assay of penicilin

 

9

 

Streptomyces

         

  

Streptomyces griseus

Production of streptomycin, streptocin

Streptomyces albus

Production of restriction enzymes

Streptomyces olivaceus

Production of olivacin

Streptomyces nitrosporeus

Production of nitrosporin

Streptomyces albogriseolus

Production of neomycin

Streptomyces fradiae

Production of neomycin

Streptomyces badius

Degradation of Lignin

Streptomyces viridosporus

Degradation of Lignin

Streptomyces luteosporeus

Production of Acetopyrothine (thiolutin)

Streptomyces peuceticus

 

Production of Adriamycin

Streptomyces candidus

Production of Alazopeptin

Streptomyces phaeochromogenes

Production of Antibacterial and antifungal metabolite

10

Sarcina

 

 

Sarcina lutea

Staphylococcus lentus

Assay of Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Penicillin, Carbomycin, Cephalexin, Tetracyclin,

 

Testing of Sterility

 

11

 

Staphylococcus

 

  

Staphylococcus aureus

Assay of Ampicillin, Antibiotics, Carbenicillin, Cefadroxin, Cefazolin, Cefotaxime, Histidine, Hygromycin B, Streptomycin

Staphylococcus faecalis

Assay of Histidine

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Assay of Kanamycin, Netilmycin

Staphylococcus lentus

Oxidation/Utilization of Hydrocarbons

12

Streptomycin

 

Streptomycin antibioticus

Production of Antibiotics

13

 

Nocardia

 

  

Nocardia hydrocarbonxydans

Degradation of Alcohols, Organic acids

14

 

Aeromonas

 

Aeromonas liquefaciens

Production of 2,3- butanediol

15

 

Flavobacterium

 

  

Flavobacterium dehydrogenans

Production of Carotenoids

 

16

 

Cytophaga

 

  

Cytophaga hutchinsonii

Degradation of Cellulose

Cytophaga myxococcides

Degradation of Cellulose

 

17

 

Serratia

 

 

  

Serratia marcescens

Production of Glutaminase, L-Asparagenase

 

Degradation of Hydrocarbons

Serratia liquefaciens

Production of Acetoin diacetyl

Serratia grimesii

Production of L-Carnitine

Serratia proteamaculans

Production of FSH binding inhibitor

 

18

 

Klebsiella

 

  

Klebsiella aerogenus

Production of Histamine, 5’-nucleotides, Pullulanase

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Assay of Clavulanic acid

 

Production of Acetoin diacetyl

 

19

Thiobacillus

 

  

Thiobacillus ferroooxidans

Removal of Coal from Iron Pyrite

Thiobacillus denitrificans

Fixes carbon; oxidizes sulfur and iron; involved in bioremediation

 

20

Proteus

 

  

Proteus mirabilis        

Assay of Leucine, Valine

Proteus vulgaris

Assay of Leucine, Valine

21

Vibrio

 

  

Vibrio fischeri        

Production of Nitrate and Nitrite Reductase

 

22

Cellulomonas

 

  

Cellulomonas cartea

Production of single cell protien

Cellulomonas uda

Production of single cell protein, Xylanse

Cellulomonas flavigena

Degradatiuon of Xylan

23

Xanthomonas

 

 

  

Xanthomonas campestris

Production of Xanthan gum

24

Enterobacter

 

  

Enterobacter clocae

Phosphorelation of Xylose

 

25

 

Mycobacterium

 

  

Mycobacterium sp.

Degradation of Cycloparaffinic hydrocarbons,

 

Oxidation /Utilization of C2-C10 Hydrocarbons, Propane

Mycobacterium avium

Testing of aerial bactericides

 

26

 

Corynebacterium

 

  

Corynebacterium sp.

Degradation of m and p-nitrophenol

Corynebacterium ammoniagenes

Production of ADP, Production of 5’-Inosinic acid, L-Isoleucine

Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum

Production of Flavin-ademine dinucleotide, L-Glutamic acid

Corynebacterium glutamicum

Production of L-Glutamic acid

Corynebacterium callunae

Production of L-Glutamic acid

Corynebacterium fujiokense

Production of single cell protein

 

27

Azotobacter

 

  

Azotobacter chroococcum

Production of L-Carnitine

Azotobacter beijerinckii

Production of Poly-B-hydroxybutyrate

28

Nitrobacter

 

Nitrobacter hamburgensis

Found in soil; model organism for biochemical, structural, and molecular investigations; has carboxysomes.

Nitrobacter winogradskyi

Widely distributed, also nitrite oxidizing; can grow with several metabolic modes and anoxically by denitrification; can fix carbon dioxide.

 

29

 

Nitrosomonas

 

Nitrosomonas europaea

Aids incorporation of carbon dioxide into biomass.

Nitrosomonas eutropha

Physiologically diverse; can oxidize nitrous oxide while reducing either ammonia or hydrogen; important in wastewater treatment systems; potential for remediation of high ammonia concentrations in waters

 

30

 

Desulfovibrio

 

Desulfovibrio desulfuricans

Anaerobic; reduces sulfate, uranium, and toxic metals; corrodes iron piping; “sours” petroleum with hydrogen sulfide.

Desulfovibrio vulgaris

High potential for bioremediation through metal and sulfate reduction and sulfate utilization.

 

31

 

Citrobacter

 

 

Citrobacter sp.

Bioaccumulation of Zinc and Chromium

Citrobacter braakii

Detection of Phytase

32

 

Rhizobium

 

  

Rhizobium etli

Nitrogen fixation

 

33

 

Brevibacterium

 

  

Brevibacterium liquefaciens

Production of Adenylate cyclase

Brevibacterium diverticum

Production of L-glutamic acid

Brevibacterium immariophilium

Production of L-glutamic acid

Brevibacterium roseum

Production of L-glutamic acid

Brevibacterium saccharolyticum

       

Production of L-glutamic acid

Brevibacterium ammoniagenes

Degradation of urea

Brevibacterium album

Production of L-Glutamic acid

Brevibacterium ketoglutamicum

Production of L-Glutamic acid, alpha-ketoglutamicum acid

 

34

 

Pediococcus

 

  

Pediococcus pentosaceous

Assay of Folic acid, alanine, arginine, threonine, Citrovorum factor, cystine, tyrosin

Pediococcus acidilactici

Assay of amino acids

Pediococcus aureus

Assay of Methionine

Pediococcus phaeochromogenes

Production of tyrosinase

 

35

 

Gluconobacter

 

Gluconobacter melanogenus

Assay of p-aminobenzoic acid, Nicotinic acid, Pantothenic acid

 

Production of 2,5-Diketogluconic acid, Production of Sorbose

Gluconobacter roseus

Production of Gluconic acid, Isokojic acid,

 

Assay of Panthenol,

Gluconobacter oxydans

Assay of p-aminobenzoic acid, Nicotinic acid

 

36

 

Micrococcus

 

  

Micrococcus luteus

Production of 6-aminopenicillianic acid

 

Assay of bacitracin, Chlorampheicol, Chlorhexidine diacetate, Lysozyme, Phenylmercuric acetate, Phenylmercuric nitrate, amphomycin

Micrococcus flavus

Assay of bacitracin, Chlorhexidine diacetate, gluconate, Phenylmercuric acetate, Phenylmercuric nitrate

Micrococcus glutamicus

Production of L-Glutamic acid

 

37

Myxococcus

 

  

Myxococcus xanthus

Production of antibiotics

 

38

 

Citrobacterium

 

 

Citrobacterium fruendii

Assay of arginine

Citrobacterium lividum

Production of Trimethylene glycol

 

39

 

Cytophaga

 

  

Cytophaga hutchinsonii

Degradation of Cellulose

Cytophaga myxococcides

 

Degradation of Cellulose

 

40

Alcaligenes

 

 

 

Alcaligenes faecalis

Assay of Cephalosporin,

 

Production of B-glucosidase, Polysacchardie, single cell protein

Alcaligenes viscosus

Production of 5’-Nucleotides

Alcaligenes sp.

Oxidation/utilization of o-phthalic acid

Alcaligenes denitrificans

Production of formate dehydrogenase

 

41

 

Proteus

 

  

Proteus vulgaris

Assay of Chlortetraycline

Proteus mirabilis

Production of ethanol,

 

Assay of Glucose, Leusine

 

42

 

Leuconostoc

 

  

Leuconostoc mesenteroids

Production of Dextran, Polysacchardie

 

Assay of Lysine

Leuconostoc oenos

Assay of tomato juice factor

43

 

Zymomonas

 

  

Zymomonas mobilis

Production of Ethanol

44

 

Hydrogenomonas

 

Hydrogenomonas sp.

Fermentation of Fructose

45

 

Janthnobacter

 

Janthnobacter lividum

Isolation of D-Fucosamine, Guanosine 2-3’ cyclic phosphate

 

46

 

Rhodococcus

 

  

Rhodococcus sp.

Production of L-Glutamic acid, L-Tryptophan

 

Oxidation/utilization of hydrocarbons

Rhodococcus zopfi

Degradation of cholorobenzene

Rhodococcus erythropolis

Production of citric acid, flavin-ademine dinucleotide, L-glutamic acid

Rhodococcus fascians

Production of penicillin derivatives, polysaccharide

Rhodococcus rhodochrous

Production of restriction endonuclease

47

 

Agrobacterium

 

Agrobacterium radiobacter

Production of Hydantoinase, Polysacchardie

 

48

 

Streptoverticilleum

 

Streptoverticilleum cinnamoneum

Production of Leucomycin, Magnamycin, Niddamycin

 

Streptoverticilleum olivoverticillatum

Production of trichomycin

49

 

Orskovia

 

Orskovia xantheneolytica

Production of Lytic enzymes

 

50

Mycoplana

 

Mycoplana bullata

Degradation of Phenol

Mycoplana dimorpha

Degradation of Phenol

51

Curotobacterium

 

Curotobacterium luteum

Production of restriction enzymes

52

Propionibacterium

 

  

Propionibacterium freudenreichii

Production of Vitamin B12

 

53

 

Pecilomyces

 

  

Pecilomyces variotii

Assay of Amphoterecin B, Candicidin, Hamycin,

 

Oxidation/utilization of o-phthalic acid, salicyclic acid

Pecilomyces lilacinus

Production of dextranase

54

 

Thermobifida

 

  

Thermobifida fusca

Degradation of cellulose,

 

Production of cellulose

55

 

Aneurinibacillus

 

 

 

       

Aneurinibacillus aneuriniolyticus

Degradation of  Hydrocarbon,

 

Oxidation/utilization of hydrocarbons,

 

Production of thiaminase

 

56

 

Acinetobactor

 

  

Acinetobactor calcoaceticus

Degradation of petroleum, carbon compounds

 

Oxidation/utilization of hydrocarbons,

 

Production of emulsifier EF-RAG, Exocellular esterase

Acinetobactor genospecies

Oxidation/utilization of phenols and phenylacetate

Acinetobacter baumannii

Production of Urease

57

 

Kocuria

 

Kocuria rosea

Degradation of phenolic wastes

58

 

Haloferax

 

Haloferax mediterranei

Oxidation /utilization of carbohydrates

59

 

Gordnia

 

Gordnia rubropertincta

Oxidation /utilization of carbohydrates

60

 

Nonomuria

 

Nonomuria pusilla

Production of actiticin

 

61

 

Micromonospora

 

Micromonospora rhodorangea

Production of aminoglycoside antibiotic G-418, gentamicin

Micromonospora halophytica

Production of Halomycin

Micromonospora rosaria

Production of rosaramycin

Micromonospora sp.

Production of rufinosporin

62

Trignopsis

Trignopsis variabilis

Production of D-amino acid oxidase

63

Alicyclobacillus

Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius

Production of amylase, Xylanase

 

64

Paenibacillus

Paenibacillus macerans

Production of amylase, bita amylase, dextrines, Xylanase

Paenibacillus polymyxa

Production of pectic enzymes, pollulanase, Xylanase

65

Nesterenkonia

Nesterenkonia occidentalis

Production of alpha amylase

 

66

 

Streptosporangium

 

  

Streptosporangium violaceochramogenes

Production of antibiotic XK-49-1-B-2

Streptosporangium album

Production of Sporoviridin like antibiotic

67

 

Hafnia

 

Hafnia alvei

Production of arginine dihydrolase, Urease

68

 

Erwinia

 

  

Erwinia carotovora

Production of asparaginase, Glutaminase

 

69

 

Thermus

 

Thermus thermpphilus

 

Production of Aspertate kinase, restriction endonuclease

Thermus aquaticus

Production of restriction endonuclease

 

70

 

Brevibacillus

 

 

 

Brevibacillus laterosporus

Production of biosurfractant

Brevibacillus parabrevis

Production of cellulose

Brevibacillus borstelensis

Production of collagenase

71

 

Sulfolobus

 

 

Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

Production of citrate synthase, restriction endonuclease

72

Streptoverticillum

Streptoverticillum albireticuli

Production of eurocidin

73

Ancylobacter

Ancylobacter sp.

Production of L-Glutamic acid, Vitamin B12

74

 

Comamonas

 

Comamonas testosteroni

Production of L-Glutamic acid

75

 

Chromobacterium

 

  

Chromobacterium violaceum

Production of restriction endonuclease

76

Moraxella

 

  

Moraxella bovis

Production of restriction endonuclease

77

Providencia

 

Providencia alcalifaciens

Production of restriction endonuclease

78

Curtobacterium

Curtobacterium albidum

Production of restriction endonuclease

79

Saccharothrix

Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes

Production of restriction endonuclease

 

80

 

Amycolatopsis

Amycolatopsis mediterranei

 

Production of rifamycin B, SV

Amycolatopsis orientalis

Production of ristocetin A & B

81

 

Thermoactinomyces

 

  

Thermoactinomyces thalophilus

Production of thermorubin

82

Thermoactinopolyspora

Thermoactinopolyspora coremialis

Production of thermothiocin

83

Pasteurella

 

  

Pasteurella multocida

Production of vaccine

 

 

 

FUNGI

Sl No

Genus  Name

Species Name

Applications

1

 

Alterneria

 

 

  

Alterneria alternata

Degradation of Plastic

 

2

 

Aspergillus

 

 

 

 

Aspergillus niger

Production of steroids, aconitic hydrase, a-amylase, aniline, glucose oxidase etc.

 

Degradation of apple distillery waste,

 

Testing of electronic equipment, environment

Aspergillus flavus

Production of acylase, aflatoxin, aspergillic acid

Aspergillus oryzae

Production of aflatoxin, amylase, diastase etc.

Aspergillus terreus

Production of antiviral agent

Aspergillus fumigatus

Production of cellulose

Aspergillus ochraceus

Production of steroids

Aspergillus foetidus

Degradation of Aromatic compounds

 

Production of Amylase

Aspergillus awamori

Production of Acid protease, Acid carboxipeptidase

Aspergillus aculeatus

Production of Aculeacin A

 

3

 

Chrysosporium

 

  

Chrysosporium indicum

Degradation of Keratin

Chrysosporium tropicum

Degradation of Keratin

4

 

Cladosporium

 

  

Cladosporium sp.

Degradation of Cellulose

 

5

 

Fusarium

 

  

Fusarium sp.

Production of cellulose

Fusarium monolioforme

Production of Gibberellic acid, Gibberellins, Fusaric acid

Fusarium proliferatum

Production of Gibberellic acid

 

6

 

Microsporum

 

  

Microsporum canis

Degradation of Keratin

Microsporum gypseum

Degradation of Keratin

 

7

 

Neurospora

 

 

  

Neurospora crassa

Assay of adenine, cholin inositol , nicotinic acid, thiamine etc.

 

Production of ethanol, cellulose, amino acid oxidase

Neurospora sitophila

Assay of biotin

 

8

 

Penicillium

 

 

  

Penicillium ochro-chloron

Degradation of plastic, Testing of textiles, aircraft component etc.

Penicillium chrysogenum

Production of penicillin, antiviral agent, glucose oxidase, leucomycin derivatives, polyamine oxidase etc.

Penicillium frequentans

Production of asterric acid

Penicillium fellutanum

Production of carlosic acid, carolic acid, galactocarlose

Penicillium citrinum

Production of citrinin

Penicillium notatum

Production of penicillin, citrinin, fatty acids, lipids

Penicillium crysosporium

Degradation of lignin, synthetic

Penicillium janthinallum

Production of Xylanase

 

9

 

Rhizopus

 

  

Rhizopus oryzae

Production of Lactic acid, Fumeric acid, Steroids, Imipramine,

 

Degradation of Cyanide, insecticides

Rhizopus microsporus

Degradation of Phytic acid

 

10

 

Trichoderma

 

  

Trichoderma reesei

Production of protein, Cellulose, paracelsin, acetyl xylan esterase etc.

Trichoderma viridie

Degradation of plastic, Production of cellulose

11

 

Mucor

 

  

Mucor azygosporus        

Production of Carotenoids, Ergosterol

 

12

 

Chaetomium

 

 

          

Chaetomium globosum

Production of Cellulose, B-1, 4-Glucan-4-glucanohydrolase

Chaetomium cochliodes

Production of Chaetomin, Imipramine

13

 

Coriolus

 

  

Coriolus versicolor        

Production of Cellulose

14

 

Myrothecium

 

  

Myrothecium verrucaria

Production of cellulose, Chitinase, Degradation of Cellulose,

 

Testing of Textiles, Transmissions (aircraft)

 

15

 

Trametes

 

Trametes versicolor        

Production of Cellulose

Trametes hirsuta

Degradation of Cellulose, Lignin,

 

Production of Laccase

Trametes carbonaria

Production of Culture Diagnosis

 

16

 

Beauveria

 

  

Beauveria bassiana        

Production of Chitinase, Lipase, Protease, Leucomycin, Magnamycine

Beauveria nivea

Production of Cyclosporins A, B, C, D & E

17

 

Poria

 

   

Poria Placenta        

Degradation of Coal, Assay of Copper, Production of Glycocide degrading enzymes, Polysaccharide

 

Tolerance of Zinc

18

 

Phaenerochaete

 

Phaenerochaete chrysoporium        

Production of Glucose oxidase, Oxidase,

 

Production of Vanillate hydroxylase, Ligninase, Lignin peroxidase

 

Synthesis of Veratryl alcohol

19

 

Daedalea

Daedalea flavida

 

Degradation of Lignin,

 

Production of Laccase

 

20

 

Claviceps

 

Claviceps paspali        

Production of Lysergic acid derivatives

Claviceps purpurea

Assay of Succinic Acid,

 

Production of Alkaloids, Ergotamine

Claviceps fusiformis

Production of Agroclavin, Chanoclavin 1

 

21

 

Aureobasidium

 

  

Aureobasidium pollulans

Production of Pollulan hydrolysis,

 

Testing of Varnish

Aureobasidium mausonii

Producttion of Polysaccharide

22

 

Botrytis

 

 

Botrytis cinerea        

Degradation of B-(1,3) (1,6)-D-Glucan

23

 

Phycomyces

 

  

Phycomyces blakesleeanus

Production of Adenylate cyclase, Ferritin, Lactate dehydrogenase,

 

Assay of Chitin synthetase, Ornithin decarboxilase

 

24

 

Acremonium

 

Acremonium chrysogenum

Production of Cephalosporin P, N, C, Protease

Acremonium diospyri

Production of carotenoids, exocellular glucan, riboflavin

25

 

Datronia

 

 

  

Datronia mollis

Production of Culture diagnosis

26

 

Sclerotium

 

 

  

Sclerotium rolfsii

Production of B-Glucosidase

 

27

 

Pleurotus

 

  

Pleurotus ostreatus

Degradation of Ligonocellulose, Lignolytic enzymes

Pleurotus fossulatus

Production of cellulolytic  and lignolytic enzymes,

Pleurotus pulmonarius

Production of cellulolytic and lignolytic enzymes

Pleurotus sapidus

Production of cellulolytic  and lignolytic enzymes

Pleurotus sajor-caju

Production of Lignolytic enzymes

28

 

Flammulina

 

 

  

Flammulina velutypes

Production of Oxalic acid decarboxylase

29

 

Paecilomyces

 

 

  

Paecilomyces varioti

Degradation of Plastic

30

 

Conidiobolus

 

  

Conidiobolus coronatus

Production of Protease (alkaline)

31

 

Oidiodendron

 

  

Oidiodendron echinulatum

Degradation of cellulose, xylan, pectin,

 

Production of polyphenol oxidase

32

 

Phialophora

 

  

Phialophora hoffmannii

Degradation of cellulose,

 

Oxidation/utilization of phenols

33

 

Scopulariopsis

 

  

Scopulariopsis acremonium

Degradation of cellulose and xylan

34

 

Cunninghamella

 

  

Cunninghamella echinulata var elegans

Degradation of crude oil

35

 

Stemphylium

 

Stemphylium loti

Degradation of cyanide,

 

Production of formamide hydrolase

36

Gymnoascoideus

Gymnoascoideus petalosporus

Degradation of Keratin

37

 

Malbranchea

 

  

Malbranchea pulchella

Degradation of keratin

38

Pectinotrichum

 

Pectinotrichum llanense

Degradation of keratin

39

 

Heterobasidion

 

Heterobasidion annosum

Degradation of Lignin

 

40

 

Rhodotorula

 

  

Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis

Oxidation/utilization of diesel oil, hydrocarbons, uric acid,

Rhodotorula sp.

Production of  Levanase

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Production of lipase

Rhodotorula minuta

Production of lipid

41

 

Fomitopsis

 

  

Fomitopsis palustris

Production of acid

42

 

Marasmius

 

  

Marasmius alliaceus

Production of Alliacide

43

 

Pseudofusarium

 

Pseudofusarium fusarioideum

Production of 6-Aminopenicillanic acid

44

 

Rhodosporidium

Rhodosporidium toruloides

Production of D-amino acid oxidase, phenylalanine ammonialyase

45

 

Xanthophyllomyces

 

Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

Production of bita amylase

46

 

Endomycopsis

 

  

Endomycopsis capsularis

Production of amylolytic enzymes

 

47

 

Emericellopsis

Emericellopsis synnematicola

Production of antiamoebin

Emericellopsis minima

Production of Cephalosporin N

48

 

Omphalotus

 

  

Omphalotus olearius

Production of atromentic acid, gyropin, Illudalenol, Illudin A, Illudin B, Variegatic acid, Thelephoric acid, Xerocomic acid

 

49

 

Byssochlamys

 

  

Byssochlamys fulva

Production of byssochlamic acid, byssochlamys fulva, mannitol, pectate lyase

Byssochlamys nivea

Production of Patulin

 

50

 

Arthrobotrys

 

  

Arthrobotrys oligospora

Production of carbohydrate binding protiens

Arthrobotrys conoides

Production of collagenase

51

 

Dacrymyces

 

  

Dacrymyces palmatus

Production of carotenoids

52

 

Phoma

 

  

Phoma cava

Production of cavoxin, cavoxinine, cavoxone

53

 

Cephalosporium

 

Cephalosporium chrysogenum

Production of cephalosporin

54

 

Metarhizium

 

  

Metarhizium anisopliae

Production of chitinase, lipase, protease

55

 

Eurotium

 

  

Eurotium glabrum

Production of cladosporin

56

 

Ashbya

 

  

Ashbya gossypii

Production of deaminase, riboflavin

57

 

Talaromyces

 

  

Talaromyces derxii

Production of dehydroisopenicillide, penicillide

58

 

Cylindrocarpon

 

  

Cylindrocarpon destructans

Production of deltatestololactone

59

 

Nodulispoium

 

Nodulispoium hinnuleum

Production of desmethoxyviridin, Viridiol

60

 

Kluyveromyces

 

  

Kluyveromyces marxianus

Production of ethanol

61

 

Pachysolen

 

Pachysolen tannophilus

Production of ethanol

62

 

Amylomyces

 

Amylomyces rouxii

Production of glucoamylase

 

63

 

Debaryomyces

Debaryomyces occidentalis

Production of glucoamylase, amylase, alpha amylase

Debaryomyces hansenii

Production of riboflavin

64

 

Schizosaccharomyces

 

  

Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Production of B-Glucan endohydrolase and ethanol

 

65

 

Absidia

 

Absidia corymbifera

Production of Hydroxylated biphenyl compounds

Absidia pseudocylindrospora

Production of Hydroxylated biphenyl compounds

Absidia glauca

Production of urase oxidase

 

66

 

Actinomadura

 

  

Actinomadura kijaniata

Production of Kijanimicin

Actinomadura madurae

Production of Nonyl-prodigiosine, Undecyl-Prodigiosine

Actinomadura cremea

Production of rifamycin

67

 

Actinoplanes

 

 

Actinoplanes deccanensis

Production of Lipiarmycin

68

 

Lagenidium

 

Lagenidium giganteum

Production of protease

69

 

Promicromonospora

Promicromonospora citrea

Production of protease

70

 

Morchella

 

  

Morchella esculenta

Production of Protiens (extracellular)

71

 

Chaetomella

 

  

Chaetomella oblonga

Production of steroids

72

 

Hypoxylon

 

  

Hypoxylon mammatum

Production of toxin

73

 

Trichothecium

 

  

Trichothecium roseum

Production of Trichothecin

74

 

Blakeslea

 

Blakeslea trispora

Production of Trisporic acid

75

 

Ustilago

 

  

Ustilago maydis

Production of Ustilagic acid

76

 

Valsaria

 

Valsaria rubricosa

Production of Valsarin, Emodin

77

 

Zygosporium

 

Zygosporium masonii

Production of Zygosporin A

 

 YEAST

 

Sl. No.

Genus Name

Species Name

Application

1

 

 

 

Saccharomyces

 

 

 

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Assay of Actidione, Amphotericin-B, Anisomycin,  Antifungal antibiotics, Biotine, Carcinogenic chemicals, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Inositol, Thiamine

 

Production of Alcohol, Production of arginase, Bakery yeast, Beer, Argosterol, Nicotinic acid

 

Degradation of Cellodextrins

 

Fermentation of Citrus, Moltose

2

Candida

 

 

 

 

 

Candida albicans        

Assay of Amphotericin-B, Antimicrobial activity,

 

Production of Autoantibiotics, Citric Acid, Phynyl alcohol

 

Testing of sterility

Candida tropicalis

Assay of Amphotericin-B

 

Production of Food Yesat, Iditol

 

Degradation of Hydrocarbons

 

Oxidation/Utilisation of Phenol and Catechol, Uric acid

Candida utilis

Production of Biomass,

 

Production of Food Yeast

Candida lusitaniae

Degradation of Cellobiose

Candida wickerhami

Degradation of Cellobiose, Cellodextrins

Candida gulliermondii

Production of Citric acid, Deaminase, Riboflavin

Candida rugosa

Production of Lipase

Candida shehatae

Degradation of D-Xylose

Candida sp.

Degradation of Phenolic wastes

Candida cylindracea

Production of Lipase

Candida krusei

Production of Mannitol

3

Trichosporan

 

Trichosporan pollulans

Production of Glcoamylase

4

Pichia

 

 

 

Pichia farinosa        

Production of Glycerol, Xylitol

Pichia pastoris

Production of single cell protien

Pichia stipitis

Fermentation of Xylose

 

Degradation of D-Xylose

Pichia angusta

Oxidation/Utilization of Autotrophic Hydrocarbons, Methanol, Propane

Pichia minuta

Oxidation/Utilization of Methanol

Pichia anomala

Production of Amylase

Pichia jadinii

Production of 2,3-Butanediol

Pichia haplophila

Production of Citric acid

Pichia capsulata

Production of B-Galatosidase

Pichia cellobiosa

Production of single cell protein

5

Yarrowia

 

 

Yarrowia lipolytica        

Degradation of Hydrocarbons

 

Production of Isocitric acid, Phosphatase, Yeast protein

6

Rhodosporidium

 

 

Rhodosporidium toruloides        

 

Production of Lipid, Phosphodiesterase

7

Pachysolen

Pachysolen tannophilus

Production of Aldehyde reductase,

 

Degradation of Cellulose, Hemicellulose, D-Galactose, Glycerol

 

Fermentation of Xylose

8

Kulyveromyces

 

  

Kulyveromyces fragilis

Production of Biomass

Kulyveromyces marxianus var. lactis

Production and Induction of B-galactosidase

 

Assay of Thiamine

9

Metschnikowia

 

Metschnikowia pulcherrima

Production of Citric acid,

 

Fermentation of Pentose

10

Zygosaccharomyces

 

 

  

Zygosaccharomyces rouxii

Production of Gultaminase, Glycerin, Mannan

11

Schwanniomyces

 

 

Schwanniomyces occidentalis

Degradation of Potato starch,

 

Production of Single cell protein

12

Oosporidium

 

Oosporidium margaritiferum

Production of Ubiquinone-10

13

Decckera

Decckera naardensis

Degradation of D-Xylose

14

Kloeckera

 

 

Kloeckera apiculata

Assay of Vitamin B6

15

Torulaspora

 

Torulaspora delbrueckii

Production of acetoin

16

Monascus

 

  

Monascus purpureus

Production of red cheese

 

Source: ENVIS Centre on Environmental Biotechnology: http://www.deskuenvis.nic.in