https://sciencescholar.us/journal/index.php/ijls <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>IJLS</strong> is published in English and it is open to authors around the world regardless of the nationality. It is currently published three times a year, i.e. in <em>April</em>, <em>August</em>, and <em>December</em>.<br />p-ISSN: 2550-6994</p> Universidad Tecnica de Manabi en-US International journal of life sciences 2550-6994 <p>Articles published in the <em>International Journal of Life Sciences&nbsp;</em>(<strong>IJLS</strong>)&nbsp;are available under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives Licence (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0</a>). Authors retain copyright in their work and grant <strong>IJLS&nbsp;</strong>right of first publication under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, and to use them for any other lawful purpose.</p> <p>Articles published in <strong>IJLS&nbsp;</strong>can be copied, communicated and shared in their published form for non-commercial purposes provided full attribution is given to the author and the journal. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (<em>e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book</em>), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.</p> <p>This copyright notice applies to articles published in <strong>IJLS&nbsp;</strong>volumes 4 onwards. Please read about the copyright notices for previous volumes under&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sciencescholar.us/journal/index.php/ijls/history">Journal History</a>.</p> https://sciencescholar.us/journal/index.php/ijls/article/view/15823 <p>Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer in nature. Cellulose provides carbon source for the microorganisms responsible for the decomposition of organic matter in soil. Despite this vast number of cellulase producers, there is a deficiency of microorganisms that can produce significant amount of cellulase enzyme to efficiently degrade cellulase to fermentable products. Earthworms influence this decomposition by enhancing the structure and dynamics of the microbial population inside their gut as any efficient bioreactor. The present study explored the gut flora of earthworm <em>Eisenia fetida </em>to isolate potential cellulolytic bacteria from their gut. The bacterial isolates were aseptically isolate from gut of this earthworm and screened on CMC agar medium by using CMC as a sole carbon source. Their cellulolytic potential was checked by using Congo-red overlay method. The later method was found to be more efficient with rapid and distinctly visible zone of hydrolysis. Basic identification of the bacterial genera was conventionally done by Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology based on their biochemical properties.</p> Mahesh Shamrao kadam Rasika jaysing Desai Pranali Pundalik Metake Varsharani Bhairinath Chavan Copyright (c) 2026 International journal of life sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2026-01-02 2026-01-02 9 3