Streptomyces from Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils of Mines of Orissa, India

Sixty isolates of Streptomyces were isolated from heavy metal contaminated soils of different mines of Orissa.. These isolates were studied for their gram staining properties, extra cellular and fermentative activity. All cultures were branching and rods, gram positive. They showed varied performance during the biochemical and enzymatic tests and analysis. The importance of these isolates is discussed with respect to their distribution in such a extreme habitat of heavy metal contaminated soils of mines of Orissa.