title: Isolation, Identification, and Expression of Microbial Cellulases from the Gut ofOdontotermes formosanus.
abstract: Termites are destructive to agriculture, forestry, and buildings, but they can also promote agro-ecosystem balance through the degradation of lignocellulose. Termite-triggered cellulose digestion may be clarified through microbial metabolism of cellulose products. In the present study, we characterized the activities of cellulase and its three components synthesized by the cellulase-producing fungal strain HDZK-BYTF620 isolated from the gut ofOdontotermes formosanus. The protein components of cellulases were synthesized by strain HDZK-BYTF620, which were isolated and characterized using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and the expression of the cellulases was studied at the proteome level.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Microbiology, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jiwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161005, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xueling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Microbiology, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Microbiology, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Microbiology, School of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhao
keywords: Termites; biocontrol; cellulose decomposing strain; endophyte; proteomics