Microbial degradation of cellulosic materials: screening of fungal isolates.

Theja, K. and Shamala, T. R. and Sreekantiah, K. R. and Sreenivasa Murthy, V. (1983) Microbial degradation of cellulosic materials: screening of fungal isolates. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 20 (2). 84-86, 3 ref..

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Abstract

In connection with the conversion of cellulose to glucose, several fungal isolates obtained from air, decaying plant debris and other sources were screened for their ability to produce cellulases both in liquid cultures and by solid state fermentations. Of 23 isolates which showed significant activity, only Penicillium sp. and Aspergillus oryzae gave consistently high enzyme titres. A strain of Sporotrichum pulverulentum degraded cellulose and released large quantity (1720 g/ml) of reducing sugars into the medium.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	CELLULOSES-; glucose, celluloses conversion fungal isolates screening for; FUNGI-; GLUCOSE-; celluloses conversion fungal isolates screening for glucose
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 07 Life Sciences > 04 Microbiology > 04 Fungi
Divisions:	Food Microbiology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2010 09:33
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2011 09:54
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/6482

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