Population, diversity and characteristics of cellulolytic microorganisms from the Indo-Burma Biodiversity hotspot.

ABSTRACT: Forest ecosystem harbour a large number of biotic components where cellulolytic microorganisms participate actively in the biotransformation of dead and decaying organic matter and soil nutrient cycling. This study explores the aerobic culturable cellulolytic microorganisms in the forest soils of North East India. Soil samples rich in dead and decaying organic matter were collected from eight conserved forests during the season when microbes were found to be most active. Cellulolytic microorganisms were isolated using selective media in which cellulose was the sole carbon source. Population of culturable, aerobic, cellulolytic microorganisms were found to be higher at the incubation temperature that corresponds to the natural ambient temperature of the site of sample collection. Bacterial

SUBMITTER: Goyari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4447715 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature