Abstract
An attempt has been made to utilize the silkworm pupal waste for mass cultivation of biopesticide bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis. The mass production potential was tested in a semi solid state fermentation set-up and the dry pupal waste powder was analyzed for carbon, lipid, protein and pH before and after solid state fermentation, where viable spore count (VSC) was taken as a criteria for evaluating the efficiency of pupal waste medium. A very high VSC of 369x109 was obtained in the present investigation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 557-559 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Indian Journal of Biotechnology |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- Bombyx mori
- Production medium
- Sericulture pupal waste
- Silkworm
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Plant Science