Production of ten hydrolytic enzymes was qualitatively studied on the haloarchaeal strains isolated from Aran-o-bidgol hypersaline lake in the central desert area of Iran. A total of 293 haloarchea strains were selected among 300 extremely...

(27%), Actinobacteria (9%) and Bacteroidetes (4%) were retrieved. Members of the Bacillus (14%) and Rheinheimera (18%) were the most common isolates. The secretions of eight hydrolytic enzymes and antibiotic compounds, as well as resistance to heavy...