title: Isolation, screening, and identification of cellulolytic bacteria from natural reserves in the subtropical region of China and optimization of cellulase production by Paenibacillus terrae ME27-1.
abstract: From different natural reserves in the subtropical region of China, a total of 245 aerobic bacterial strains were isolated on agar plates containing sugarcane bagasse pulp as the sole carbon source. Of the 245 strains, 22 showed hydrolyzing zones on agar plates containing carboxymethyl cellulose after Congo-red staining. Molecular identification showed that the 22 strains belonged to 10 different genera, with the Burkholderia genus exhibiting the highest strain diversity and accounting for 36.36% of all the 22 strains. Three isolates among the 22 strains showed higher carboxymethyl cellulase (CMCase) activity, and isolate ME27-1 exhibited the highest CMCase activity in liquid culture. The strain ME27-1 was identified as Paenibacillus terrae on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis as well as physiological and biochemical properties. The optimum pH and temperature for CMCase activity produced by the strain ME27-1 were 5.5 and 50 °C, respectively, and the enzyme was stable at a wide pH range of 5.0-9.5. A 12-fold improvement in the CMCase activity (2.08 U/mL) of ME27-1 was obtained under optimal conditions for CMCase production. Thus, this study provided further information about the diversity of cellulose-degrading bacteria in the subtropical region of China and found P. terrae ME27-1 to be highly cellulolytic.
authors: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Microbial and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China.
authors: Yan-Ling
authors: YL
authors: Liang
authors: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Microbial and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China.
authors: Zheng
authors: Z
authors: Zhang
authors: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Microbial and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China.
authors: Min
authors: M
authors: Wu
authors: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Microbial and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China.
authors: Yuan
authors: Y
authors: Wu
authors: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Microbial and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China.
authors: Jia-Xun
authors: 0000-0003-0964-0445
authors: JX
authors: Feng
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000494:pharmacology; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D002480:Cellulase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D002681:China; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000494:pharmacology; D056507:Paenibacillus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013696:Temperature; D014329:Tropical Climate
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon; D002482:Cellulose; D002480:Cellulase; C019826:carboxymethylcellulase; D002266:Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium; D009584:Nitrogen