Isolation and Screening of Cellulose Degrading Microorganisms from the Gut of Composting Earthworms and Its Industrial Applications.

摘要

ABSTRACT Our present study aims on the isolation and screening of cellulose degrading bacteria from the gut of composting earth worms. The bacterial colonies isolated from the midgut of earthworms were grown on nutrient agar medium. Four different strains were isolated on nutrient agar medium among them,two strains showed cellulolytic activity on CMC media and was selected for further activities. These colonies were further screened for their cellulolytic activity on Carboxy Methyl Cellulase (C.