Cellulolytic ability of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in the gut of Reticulitermes speratus kyushuenesis Morimoto

Reticulitermes speratus kyushuenesis Morimoto의 장내세균 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens에 의한 Cellulose 분해 능력

A new rod-shaped endospore-forming bacterium isolated from the hindgut flora of the termite, Reticulitermes speratus kyushuenesis Morimoto is described. The isolate stained Gram positive, but the KOH test and the test for L-alanine aminopeptidase were negative. The length of a single cell varies from 2.5-9.0 $\mu $m, and the cell is about 0.5-0.7$\mu $m thick. The isolate had a high cellulolytic ability and was identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.