Vol. 5 (04) pp. 2070-2075 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4053

CELLULOSE DEGRADING CAPABILITIES OF CELLULOLYTIC BACILLUS SP. ISOLATED FROM THE INTESTINAL TRACT OF THE BEETLE, ORYCTES RHINOCEROS.

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  • Research scholar, PG and Research Department of Biotechnology, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli.
  • Head , PG and Research Department of Biotechnology, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science college (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli
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Abstract

A few cellulolytic bacteria were isolated from the gut of a phytophagous beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros that feeds on the unopened leaves of coconut plant. On an average of 3.06 x 105 cellulolytic bacterial colonies were isolated from the gut of the beetle. The cellulolytic bacteria were found to be facultative anaerobes. Among the isolates, the most efficient cellulolytic bacterial strain was selected on carboxymethylcellulose agar plate and was further identified and characterized through 16s rRNA typing. The bacterial strain was identified as Bacillus sp. based on 16s rRNA analyses. The 16s rRNA sequence of Bacillus sp. is deposited in gene bank NCBI data base. The cellulolytic capability of the isolated organism was studied at varying pH and temperature.

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Haripriya. R and P. Thirumalai Vasan. (2017); CELLULOSE DEGRADING CAPABILITIES OF CELLULOLYTIC BACILLUS SP. ISOLATED FROM THE INTESTINAL TRACT OF THE BEETLE, ORYCTES RHINOCEROS., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 5 (04), 2070-2075, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4053

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Head, PG and Research Department of Biotechnology
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