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The work presents microbial community structure of Gumki cave for bioactive compound production. This cave represents a unique atmosphere which is totally different from outer atmosphere. Total 49 isolates were recovered from cave samples. Morphological and biochemical characterization revealed a community that contains nine genera of bacteria: Bacillus (27%), Paenibacillus (21%), Staphylococcus (20%), Streptococcus (16%), Salimicrobium (8%), Lysisnibacillus (2%), Aeromonas (2%), Proteus (2%) and Clostridium (2%). All these microbes were screened for different enzyme production and about 90% isolates displayed positive results for these enzymes. 75.51% recovered isolates were lipase producers, 47% were producing amylase and 24% and 12% bacteria produced protease and cellulase, respectively.

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Amylase Bacterial diversity Cave Cellulase lipase Protease

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Rautela, R. ., Rawat, S. ., Rawat, R. ., Verma, P., & Bhatt, A. (2017). Microbial diversity of Gumki cave and their potential role in enzyme production . Environment Conservation Journal, 18(3), 115–122. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2017.18315

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