Evaluation of micromycetes isolated from oil-contaminated soils for lipolytic activity

Abstract

In the conducted studies, 116 strains of micromycetes were isolated from the soil contaminated with oil to different degrees in the Republic of Azerbaijan 41,4% of which belonged to Aspergillus, Pencillium and Mucor . Screening of all isolated strains for lipolytic activity revealed that 67,2% of them had lipolytic activity, and the level of activity is characterized by different indicators, even at the level of the same genus. As a result of the screening, 3 strains with the highest activity were selected, and the medium was optimized for them to synthesize the enzymes with lipolytic activity maximally.