Isolation of amylolytic, xylanolytic, and cellulolytic microorganisms extracted from the gut of the termite Reticulitermes santonensis by means of a micro-aerobic atmosphere

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1655-1660

  Tarayre, Cédric ^a   Brognaux, Alison ^a   Bauwens, Julien ^a   Brasseur, Catherine ^b   Mattéotti, Christel ^a   Millet, Catherine ^a   Destain, Jacqueline ^a   Vandenbol, Micheline ^a   Portetelle, Daniel ^a   De Pauw, Edwin ^b   Eric, Haubruge ^c   Francis, Frédéric ^a   Thonart, Philippe ^a  

^a Bât G1 Bio Industries ^*  (Belgium)

^b Bât B6C Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse L S M   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Atmosphere; Bacillus; Pseudomonas; Streptomyces; Termite

Indexed keywords

AMYLASES; ASPERGILLUS; BACILLI; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS STRAINS; CARBOXY METHYLCELLULOSE; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; MICRO-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PSEUDOMONAS; STREPTOMYCES; TERMITE; XYLANASE ACTIVITY;

STRAIN;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS SP.; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ISOPTERA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; RETICULITERMES SANTONENSIS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SP.;

AMYLASE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELLULASE; ENDO 1,4 BETA XYLANASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ENZYMOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

AEROBIOSIS; ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELLULASE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENDO-1,4-BETA XYLANASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ISOPTERA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84897915993     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-013-1585-9     Document Type: Article

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