TY  - MANSCPT
AU  - Chin, Ka Nam,
TI  - Isolation and identification of latex-degrading bacteria
SN  - THE0010292 (Local)
PY  - 2025///
CY  - Kuantan, Pahang
PB  - UMPSA
KW  - Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Universities and colleges
KW  - Final Year Report
N1  - Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology; Final Year Report (Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Biotechnology) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah - 2025; Include bibliographical reference
N2  - The Hevea brasiliensis rubber tree is the source of raw latex, a vital natural resource with  a wide range of industrial uses. Despite its importance, the quality of raw latex and its  subsequent industrial use are significantly hampered by bacterial degradation. Our study  looks into the identification and isolation of the bacteria that break down raw latex in  order to address this issue. In order to determine whether bacteria can break down latex,  the experiment entails exposing raw latex samples to latex overlay. Furthermore, FTIR  analysis and SEM were used to examine the degradation process, and biochemical tests  and Sanger sequencing were used to identify the bacteria. The findings show that bacteria  Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus and Stenotrophomonas geniculata are present in natural latex  and that it has the capacity to break down natural latex. In line with theoretical  predictions, there is a concurrent decrease in both the dry rubber content and the total  solid content, highlighting the bacteria's encouraging potential to improve the  microbiological quality and stability of raw latex for industrial uses
ER  -