Abstract:
This investigation was performed to isolate and to identify the sugar compositions of
polysaccharides from marine bacteria isolate from marine sponge, Haliclona sp. which
was collected from Bidong's Island. Six marine bacteria were isolated Oligella urethalis,
Pantoea agglomerans, and two bacteria from genus Enterobacter; Enterobacter sakazaki
and Enterobacter intermedium and two bacteria from genus Citrobacter; Citrobacter
freundii and Citrobacter koseri. All bacteria isolated were bacteria gram negative and
successfully produce polysaccharides. Sugar compositions in polysaccharides were
identified using paper chromatography method. The sugar compositions determined in
the polysaccharides were mannose, glucose, raffinose, xylose, arabinose and rhamnose.
