Fifty one isolates of cellulolytic bacteria were isolated from cow dung and two soil samples were obtained from Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary and RCD Biodiversity Park in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh by Enrichment method in basal salt medium with cellulose as substrate for degradation. The cellulolytic activity of the isolated bacteria was determined by the diameter of the zone of hydrolysis by Gram's iodine dye staining method. After primary screening, a total of fifty one isolates showed cellulolytic activity. Out of fifty one strains of cellulolytic bacteria, twenty three isolates from Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, seventeen isolates from RCD Biodiversity Park and Eleven isolates from cow dung sample obtained from cattle ranch, Visakhapatnam showed cellulase activity. Seven strains showed maximum hydrolytic value greater than 4.0 cm, nineteen strains showed average hydrolytic value between 3.0 and 3.9 cm and twenty one strains showed minimum hydrolytic value between 1.5 and2.9 cm. The potential isolates were obtained from Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary and RCD Biodiversity Park than cow dung sample. The 13 C strain exhibited maximum hydrolytic value of 5.6 cm which was designated as KKV1. The strain KKVI was identified as Streptomyces corchorusii (MN244066) by morphological, cultural, biochemical and 16S rRNA sequence. The CMCase and FPase activity of the crude sample were examined by DNS method and found to be 0.21 U/ml and 0.041 U/ml respectively and the specific activity was 4.38 U/mg proteins and 0.86 U/mg proteins respectively. The present study emphasizes that the Streptomyces corchorusii have a higher cellulase activity and the soils of bio reserves have a lot of scope for isolating high cellulolytic bacteria which can be exploited for different industrial purposes.
Indole acetic acid is a natural phytohormone which influence the root and shoot growth of the plants. Six (GM1-GM6) endosymbiotic bacteria are isolated from Gracilaria corticata and screened for the production of IAA out of six, three bacterial strains GM3, GM5 and GM6 produced significant amount of IAA 102.4 µg/ml 89.40 µg/ml 109.43 µg/ml respectively. Presence of IAA in culture filtrate of the above strains is further analyzed and confirmed by TLC. As these bacterial strains, able to tolerate the high salinity these can be effectively used as PGR to increase the crop yield in saline soils.
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