Characterization of chitinase-producing Serratia and Bacillus strains isolated from insects
- Authors
- Han, Kook-Il; Patnaik, Bharat Bhusan; Cho, Ah-ra; Lim, Ho Kab; Lee, Jae Min; Jang, Young Geun; Jeong, Yun Seon; Yoo, Tae Kyeong; Lee, Gyeong Seok; Han, Man-Deuk
- Issue Date
- May-2014
- Publisher
- 한국곤충학회
- Keywords
- 16S rRNA sequencing; Bacillus; chitinase; colloidal chitin; fatty acid analysis; Serratia
- Citation
- Entomological Research, v.44, no.3, pp 109 - 120
- Pages
- 12
- Journal Title
- Entomological Research
- Volume
- 44
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 109
- End Page
- 120
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/12249
- DOI
- 10.1111/1748-5967.12056
- ISSN
- 1748-5967
1748-5967
- Abstract
- Chitinases (EC 3.2.1.14) are enzymes that hydrolyze chitin by cleaving beta-1,4 N-glycosidic bonds. These enzymes have been used for multiple applications in biotechnology, especially for controlling insect pests and phytopathogenic fungi. In the present study, we isolated two chitinase-producing bacteria strains from insects (strain SCH-1 from Moechotypa diphysis and strain SCH-2 from Sphedanolestes impressicollis). Serratia sp. SCH-1 was a short, rod-shaped facultative anaerobe, while Bacillus strain SCH-2 was a rod-shaped endospore-forming anaerobe. Strains SCH-1 and SCH-2 were identified as Serratia sp. and Bacillus sp., respectively based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Strain SCH-1 shared maximum homology (99.44%) with Serratia nematodiphila DZ0503SBS1 and Serratia marcescens subsp. sakuensis KRED. Strain SCH-2 had a maximum homology of 99.24% with Bacillus thuringiensis ATCC 10792 and Bacillus toyonensis BCT-7112. Serratia sp. SCH-1 contained greater levels of saturated fatty acids, but the concentration of branched acids, especially iso-C-15:0, was highest in Bacillus sp. SCH-2. Serratia sp. SCH-1 possessed chitinase activity of 1.59 unit/mg protein after 5 days of incubation in culture medium. In contrast, Bacillus sp. SCH-2 had a maximum activity of 0.84 unit/mg protein after 4 days of incubation. Chitinase isozymes produced by Serratia sp. SCH-1 appeared as five bands with sizes of 20, 26, 36, 45 and 54 kDa. Bacillus sp. SCH-2 showed a chitinase isozyme profile with three bands having sizes of 36, 45 and 50 kDa on SDS-PAGE gels.
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