title: Cellulolytic Activity of Thermophilic Bacilli Isolated from Tattapani Hot Spring Sediment in North West Himalayas.
abstract: Eight thermophilic bacterial strains were isolated from Tattapani Hot spring and screened for various hydrolytic enzymes including cellulases. The isolated bacterial strains were identified as Geobacillus thermodenitrificans IP_WH1(KP842609), Bacillus licheniformis IP_WH2(KP842610), B. aerius IP_WH3(KP842611), B. licheniformis IP_WH4(KP842612), B. licheniformis IP_60Y(KP842613), G. thermodenitrificans IP_60A1(KP842614), Geobacillus sp. IP_60A2(KP842615) and Geobacillus sp. IP_80TP(KP842616) after 16S ribotying. Out of the eight isolates Geobacillus sp. IP_80TP grew best at 80 °C whereas rest of the isolates showed optimal growth at 60 °C. G. thermodenitrificans IP_WH1 produced a thermotolerant cellulase with maximum activity at 60 °C.
authors: School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, J&K 180006 India.
authors: Indu
authors: I
authors: Priya
authors: School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, J&K 180006 India.
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: Dhar
authors: School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, J&K 180006 India.
authors: B K
authors: BK
authors: Bajaj
authors: School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, J&K 180006 India.
authors: Sanjana
authors: S
authors: Koul
authors: School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, J&K 180006 India.
authors: Jyoti
authors: J
authors: Vakhlu
keywords: Geobacillus thermodenitrificans; North West Himalayas and thermophilic bacterial strains; Tattapani hot spring; Thermotolerant cellulase