SCREENING AND ISOLATION OF CELLULASE PRODUCING BACTERIA FROM DUMP YARDS OF VEGETABLE WASTES
E. Venkata Naga Raju*, Goli Divakar, T. Rajesh, Akram Ghazi, Asra Pourgharashi
ABSTRACT
This work has been undertaken for the screening and isolation of
cellulase producing strains of bacteria were carried out from ten soil
samples, collected from dump yards of vegetable wastes various
regions of Bangalore and used to screen for cellulase production by
using Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (CMC) agar medium . In the present
study, an attempt was made to isolate efficient cellulase
producing bacteria from diverse regions of Bangalore. Different
isolates were screened for possessing the ability to produce cellulase.
About 6 bacterial isolates were found to be promising to produce
cellulase. The organisms were tested for various biochemical tests,
which leads to their identification as Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus
cereus, and Staphylococcus aureus.
Keywords: Vegetable wastes, Cellulase, Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (CMC), Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus.
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