ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2019, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (9): 1951-1954.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2019.09.026

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Isolation and Identification of Cellulose-degrading Bacteria in Termite Gut

MA Yujun1, ZHANG Kai1, WANG Lei1, ZHANG Kang1, ZHANG Hong2, WANG Xuezhi1, LI Jie1, LIANG Zijing1, ZHANG Jingyan1*, LI Jianxi1*   

  1. 1. Chinese Veterinary Research Laboratory, Lanzhou Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China;
    2. Gansu Animal Health Inspection Institute, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • Received:2019-01-22 Online:2019-09-23 Published:2019-09-23

Abstract: In order to seek high cellulase-producing strains, the termites intestinal flora was studied. The bacteria in intestinal tract were isolated by the method of medium separation under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Three cellulase activities in the screened strains were analyzed at 48 h, and the strains were identified by gene sequencing and biochemical analysis. Ten cellulase-producing bacteria strains were screened (CX1-10), and the ratio of the diameter of hydrolysis zone was the largest (2.78) in CX10. Filter Paper Enzyme (FPA) in CX10 had the highest activity, reaching 49.5 IU·mL-1. Cellulose Endonuclease in CX9 had the highest activity, reaching 25.9 IU·mL-1. Cellulose endoglucanases in CX8, CX9 and CX10 were 67.8, 70.4 and 95.0 IU·mL-1, respectively. All of the screened strains were identified as Bacillus, Citrobacter and Serratia. In this study, 10 bacteria were successfully isolated from the intestines of lower termites, among which the CX10 synthesize cellulase activity was the highest, which was identified as Bacillus firms.

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