Endoglucanase production by paper-degrading mycoflora
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High Throughput Screening of Fungal Endoglucanase Activity in Escherichia coli
Published on: August 13, 2011
M K Das1, J S Prasad, S K Ahmad
1University Department of Botany, L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga, India.
Abstract:
Fourteen fungal species, namely Aspergillus flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. ustus, Penicillium islandicum, P. wortmannii, Memnoniella echinata, Cladosporium herbarum, Stachybotrys atra, Chaetomium globosum, Fusarium oxysporum, Torula herbarum, Alternaria alternata and Curvularia uncinata were isolated from different grades of paper. They differ in their distribution on various kinds of paper and also in relative occurrence. While seasonal influence on mycoflora was observed, most of the moulds were capable of growing in all three seasons examined (summer, winter, rainy season). The moulds were cellulolytic in nature and endoglucanase activity was greatest in Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, A. fumigatus, P. wortmannii and P. islandicum.
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