Lipase Activity among Bacteria Isolated from Amazonian Soils

Table 1

Amount of lipolytic bacteria for each group analyzed.

Origin (city, state)	Group	No. of strains	Activated strains	Lipase positive	%
(1) Acre (several towns)	A	4	1	1	100%
(2) Barreirinha (AM)	B	19	8	5	63%
(3) Rondônia (several towns)	D	11	2	0	0%
(4) Rio Preto da Eva (AM)	E	196	79	39	49%
(5) Manaus (Brasileirinho)	M	22	4	2	50%
(6) Projeto RECA (RO)	R	61	36	17	47%
(7) Urucu (AM)	U	86	42	10	24%
(8) Amazonas (several towns)	Z	41	9	1	11%
	Total	440	181	75	41%