Four samples of silts were collected from the bottom and the bank of the beach “Marbella” in Callao and four samples of cultivated land were taken at level of rhizosphere obtained from a vineyard of “Grocio Prado” Grassland’s town in the Country of Chincha. The microbial heterotrophics populations with chitinolytic activity present in these environments was determined quantitatively, being described its main phenotypic characteristics. For the quantification of the populations the method of the Most Probable Number (NMP) was used. The tubes with positive growth were sowed in tubes with Granulated Chitin Agar and Colloidal Chitin Agar that were incubated at environmental temperature for two weeks. With the developed colonies the following tests were carried out: Oxidation/Fermentation of Glucose, Oxidase, Catalase, motility, presence of flagellum, tintoreal capacity, production ...

Four samples of silts were collected from the bottom and the bank of the beach “Marbella” in Callao and four samples of cultivated land were taken at level of rhizosphere obtained from a vineyard of “Grocio Prado” Grassland’s town in the Country of Chincha. The microbial heterotrophics populations with chitinolytic activity present in these environments was determined quantitatively, being described its main phenotypic characteristics. For the quantification of the populations the method of the Most Probable Number (NMP) was used. The tubes with positive growth were sowed in tubes with Granulated Chitin Agar and Colloidal Chitin Agar that were incubated at environmental temperature for two weeks. With the developed colonies the following tests were carried out: Oxidation/Fermentation of Glucose, Oxidase, Catalase, motility, presence of flagellum, tintoreal capacity, production ...