author(s)
Basudev Bachha, Sunanda Sahoo, Swasti Sucharita Mishra and Arabinda Kusum

abstract
Background: Termitaria of Odontotermes spp. are complex biological habitats that originated by the termite activity and have unusual physicochemical and biochemical characteristics. A research gap is realized in works associated with Termitaria soil characterization, particularly in Eastern India. Therefore, the present work was carried out to compare the enzyme activities and physicochemical properties of Termitaria soil and the surrounding soil collected from Sambalpur University Campus, Odisha, India.