Mangroves are among the most productive ecosystems in the world and are of ecological, economic, and societal importance. Microbes play a key role in maintaining this productivity. Microorganisms from the mangrove ecosystem contain many useful enzymes, proteins, and antibiotics all of which have biotechnological significance. The present study focuses on the identification and bioactivity of bacteria isolated from mangrove sediments of Kadalundi community reserve, Kozhikode. 76% of isolates produced lipase followed by protease (75.5%), amylase (72%), cellulase (61.5%), and ligninase (20%). 38 potential strains of bacteria were identified using 16S gene sequencing. The potential isolates belonged to the genus, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Serratia, Enterobacter, Shewanella, etc.

 Diversity, mangrove sediments, phylogeny, soil microbes, hydrolytic potential