HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2025, Vol. 64 ›› Issue (9): 157-161.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2025.09.025

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Isolation and identification of a cellulase-high-producing lactic acid bacterium strain

YING Yang-yan1,2, LI Chun-ling2, FENG Xiang-ren3, SU Ya-quan3, YU Zhu-guang4, CHEN Zhong-wei1, LONG Bo4, HUANG Ping-sheng4, LI Chang-ting1, PENG Hao1, LI Yu-hua4, LIU Yu-jun4   

  1. 1. Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning 530001, China;
    2. College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China;
    3. Guangxi Vocational University of Agriculture, Nanning 530007, China;
    4. Guangxi Liangfengjiang National Forest Park, Nanning 530031, China
  • Received:2025-06-10 Online:2025-09-25 Published:2025-10-28

Abstract: The objective of this study was to enhance the utilisation of cellulose resources and reduce the production cost of microbial feed additives through the development of high-yielding cellulase strains. A total of 11 strains were isolated and cultured from the rumen contents of healthy dairy cows. The strains were identified by a combination of physiological and biochemical tests, PCR amplification and 16S rDNA sequencing. Congo red sodium carboxymethyl cellulose agar medium was selected for the initial screening of cellulase-producing bacterial strains, and the enzyme viability of the enzyme-producing strains was determined by the DNS method.Results showed that a high cellulase-producing strain of Lactobacillus paracasei was identified. In the context of optimally cultivated conditions, with 0.2% carboxymethyl cellulose sodium (CMC-Na) serving as the substrate, the cellulase activity attained 0.57 U/mL at 40 ℃ and pH 5.0.

Key words: cellulase, enzyme-producing bacteria, lactic acid bacterium, enzyme activity

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