Thermostable amylases from hyper‐thermal springs of Ethiopia

Abstract Bacterial colonies were isolated from six Ethiopian hyperthermal springs which were at 36–93°C, and 10% of these were amylase positive. A number of the crude enzyme extracts were active at elevated temperatures. Two thermophilic Gram‐positive Bacillus strains were identified as B. stearothermophilus and B. licheniformis. Copyright © 2004 Whurr Publishers Ltd