Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques

Rasiravuthanahalli KG

Publications

• Case Report
  Digestion of Tannin by Bacteria Enterobacter cloacae from the Gut of Indian Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa krishnani)
  Author(s): Rasiravuthanahalli KG, Seemaisamy Revathi, Neelamegam Rameshkumar, Muthukalingan Krishnan and Nagarajan KayalvizhiRasiravuthanahalli KG, Seemaisamy Revathi, Neelamegam Rameshkumar, Muthukalingan Krishnan and Nagarajan Kayalvizhi
  
  Insects are the most successful animal on earth; the gut microbes present might play an important role in food digestion as well as the interaction with hosts. In this study insect Gryllotalpa krishnani has been used to isolate the symbiotic associated organisms which play role in host metabolism, promote efficient digestion and to protect the host from the harmful microbes. In the present study, microorganisms were isolated from the gut of G. krishnani and characterized for tannase enzyme activity. It was observed that 5 isolates (TAH 6, TAH 13, TAH 36, TAH 38 and TAH 41) out of total 120 tested were able to show significant growth on tannic acid plate. Among these five potential isolates, strain TAH 41 exhibited maximum tannase activity in tannase plate assay and was selected for the further study. The bacterial strain TAH41 was analyzed for biochemical analysis, 16S rDNA sequencing.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9821.1000302

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