Five microlitres of overnight grown culture was spot plated
on CMC agar (0.2% NaNO3, 0.1% K2HPO4, 0.05% MgSO4,
0.05% KCl, 0.2% carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) sodium
salt, 0.02% peptone, and 1.7% agar) (HiMedia, India). Plates
incubated at 288C for 48 hours were flooded with 1% hexadecyltrimethyl
ammonium bromide (HAB) for 30 to 40
minutes [6]. From cellulase-producing microorganisms, two
potential bacterial strains RK3 (Gram ?ve) and MN34
(Gram –ve) and one fungal strain RS2 were selected for
identification and further studies. Genomic DNA from bacterial
strains was isolated and amplified by using universal
16S rRNA primers [9], and fungal DNA was isolated and
amplified by using internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS 1) and
internal transcribed spacer 4 (ITS 4) primers [15]. The
amplified gene products were purified from agarose gel using
Qiaquick Gel Extraction Kit (Qiagen, Germany). Nucleotide