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Screening of some wild fungal isolates for cellulolytic activities
Author(s) -
Gomes J.,
Esterbauer H.,
Gomes I.,
Steiner W.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1989.tb00225.x
Subject(s) - library science , computer science
Six wild fungal strains, Trichoderma viride, T. harzianum, Gliocladium virens, Aspergillus terreus, A. niger and Tiarosporella phaseolina , isolated from decomposed jute stacks and diseased jute stem, were tested for their cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic activities and compared with T. reesei MCG 77. Filter paper cellulase production by all these wild strains were lower than those produced by T. reesei while some strains ( T. viride, T. harzianum and G. virens ) possessed carboxymethyl cellulase, β‐glucosidase, xylanase and β‐xylosidase activities comparable to T. reesei. A. terreus and A. niger produced 3·2 and 1·2 times respectively, greater β‐glucosidase activity compared to T. reesei when grown on microcrystalline cellulose.