STARCH CASEIN AGAR

Description

Starch casein agar is recommended for detection of saccharolytic marine bacteria and Actinomycetes. Widely distributed in nature, Actinomycetes constitute a considerable proportion of the population of soil, lakes and river muds. Traditionally Actinomycetes have been isolated from terrestrial sources, although the first report of mycelium forming Actinomycetes being recovered from marine sediments appeared several decades ago. Marine sediments are known potential sources for isolation of novel actinomycetes yielding new products and are recognized as source of novel antibiotic and anticancer agents. Actinomyces have an extensive impact on the environment by decomposing and transforming a wide variety of complex organic residues. Actinomycetes thus represent an important group of microbes found in environment and plays significant role not only in therapeutic applications but also on recycling of organic matter.