Journal
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
Volume 45, Issue -, Pages 288-294Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.06.017
Keywords
Cellulase; Xylanase; beta-glucosidase; Insect midgut; Ostrinia nubilalis; Leptinotarsa decemlineata
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Bacterial isolates from the European Corn Borer (ECB) Ostrinia nubilalis and the coleopteran Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) Leptinotarsa decemlineata midguts were identified and characterized. Twenty-four colonies, selected on solid media with cellulose as the sole carbon source and pH values ranging from 5 to 12, were identified through 16S sequencing as members of the genera Acinetobacter, Comamonas, Klebsiella, Microbacterium, Micrococcus and Sphingobacterium. A complete enzymatic characterization revealed widespread - albeit moderate - cellulase properties in all but one isolate and high xylanase activity in the four CPB isolates. Different enzymatic patterns in terms of optimal pH, substrate use and degradation times were observed, and several isolates were selected as promising cellulase producers at extreme (pH 12) conditions. Implications of the results for the biotechnological industry are discussed. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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