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Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Feather degrading Bacteria from Feather Dumping Sites

The present study was aimed to isolate, identify and characterize bacteria showing high keratinolytic activity from poultry wastes. Keratinase producing microorganism has the ability to degrade keratin rich substrate. The bacteria producing keratinase enzyme was isolated from the chicken feather. The isolates were identified morphologically and biochemically. Based on the proteolytic activity, isolates were tested for their ability to degrade the feather. Bacteria were grown in the basal media with feather meal broth and showed feather degrading capacity. The bacterial strains were identified as Bacillus sp., Klebsiella sp. and Escherichia coli. The degradation of feather was observed by these bacteria.