Study on the Characterization of Cellulose Degrading Microorganism from Cocopeat

JANG, Jae-Eun

doi:10.30960/kjnc.2012.10.3_4.187

Korean J. Nat. Conserv. 2012; 10(3_4):187-191

pISSN: 1598-8880

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30960/kjnc.2012.10.3_4.187

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코코피트로부터 분리한 섬유소 분해세균의 특성 및 섬유소 분해능에 관한 연구

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Study on the Characterization of Cellulose Degrading Microorganism from Cocopeat

Jae-Eun JANG ¹

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¹가톨릭대학교 환경공학과

¹Department of Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucgeon 429-743, Korea

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Published Online: Dec 31, 2012

ABSTRACT

Cellulose-degrading bacteria were isolated and identified from cocopeat which has a good quality as a bulking agent in composting. Various bacteria from different sourecs of cocopeat were detected on CMC agar media, and these were found to be Burkholderia sp., Bacillu subtilis, Sphingomonas sp., Rhodotorula sp. and Pseudomonas sp. etc. Among these, four bacteria were further selected and analyzed for their biochemical characteristics and CMCase activities. CMCase activities of four bacteria, P. aeruginosa, P. stutzeri, B. subtilis, and P. luteola were found to be 83%, 40%, 8% and 6%, respectively, compared with that of the standard strain Cellulomonas sp..

Keywords: Bacillus sp.; cocopeat; cellulose degrading microorganism; Pseudomonas sp.