Association of gut microflora - And their influence on growth and development of silkworm Bombyx mori L

Studies were carried out to isolate and characterize gut microflora of silkworm pure races and cross breeds. Enumeration of gut microflora revealed that guts of CSR 2 harboured significantly higher microflora population with bacteria being dominant (2.84 x 107cfu/ml) followed by fungi (1.66 x 104cfu/ml) and actinomycetes (4.3 x 102cfu/ml). Among nine cross breeds evaluated PM X CSR 2 recorded significantly higher gut microbiota and three crossbreeds viz., BL43 x NB4D2, APM1 x APS8 and APM2 x MVT recording significantly lower gut fungi. Regarding actinomycetes, PM X CSR 2 recorded significantly higher population of 2.3 x 102cfu/ml than all other cross breeds evaluated. The composition of gut microflora in silkworm gut that, 80 % of the total population was bacteria with rod (59%) coccus (15%) and coli forms (6%).

About the author

Dr. P. Mohanraj, Ph.D., (Sericultura), Assistente de Ensino do Departamento de Sericultura, Universidade Agrícola Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (Índia). Fiz o meu mestrado, em Sericultura, no Departamento de Sericultura, Universidade Agrícola de Tamil Nadu (2007).

Product details

• Authors: C. A. Mahalingam, P. Mohan Raj, S. Subramanian
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.11.2019
• EAN: 9783330330733
• ISBN: 978-3-330-33073-3
• No. of pages: 136
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 221 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous