Antibiotics Production Potentials of Bacteria Isolated from Ant Bores

The study scrutinizes the Antibiotics Production Potentials of Bacteria Isolated from Ant Bores. In achieving this aim, the following objectives were laid out to assess the antibiotic producer bacteria from screened soil samples, find out the production process of Antibiotics as a result of Screening and Isolation of Bacteria from soil samples and evaluate the antibiotic producer bacteria from isolated soil samples Antibiotics are chemical substance of small organic molecules which at low amounts are harmful to the metabolic activities and growth of other microbes. Soil is rich in microorganisms which are capable of producing antibiotics. The traditional approach is ‘random screening’ in which bacteria are isolated, grown and their activity spectrum was assessed. The isolates were identified based on their morphology and further confirmed through biochemical tests. Antibiotic producing ability was confirmed by inhibition zones around bacterial colonies. A total of 56 isolates belonging to four different strains of antibiotic producing bacteria were found in different soil samples. Out of these, 30 were Bacillus subtilis, 9 were Bacillus licheniformis, 12 were Streptomyces and 5 were Actinomycetes. A significant number of antibiotic producing bacteria were found in this study. These results suggest that soil isolates, having antibiotic producing capability can be used commercially after proper standardization. This study will be of immense benefit to other researchers who intend to know more on this study and can also be used by non-researchers to build more on their research work.