Distribution of proteolytic, amylolytic and lipolytic bacteria in the Kaštela Bay

Abstract

      Quantitative presence of proteolytic, lipolytic and amy­lolytic bacteria and their percentage proportion in the total number of bacteria was studied in different seasons at four stations in the Kaštela Bay (Adratic Sea). The highest num­ber of studied bacterial groups was recorded from station C in the area where the majority of  municipal and industrial effluents are received and spread in the surface layer. Increased proportion of individual   physiological bacterial groups may be a good indicator of pollution by defined organic compounds.