Table 3 Total cellulase enzyme production by fungal endophytic isolates on days 3, 6 and 9 of incubation.

From: Evaluation of cellulase production by endophytic fungi isolated from young and mature leaves of medicinal plants using maize cob substrate

Fungi

Day 3

Enzyme Units (IU/mL)

Day 6

Enzyme Units (IU/mL)

Day 9

Enzyme Units (IU/mL)

C. boidinii

9.25 ± 0.03c

6.7 ± 0.27de

5.63 ± 0.61de

C. stellimalicola

15.9 ± 0.28a

15.0 ± 0.38a

19.8 ± 0.31a

G. candidum

12.9 ± 0.22b

18.9 ± 0.23b

11.6 ± 0.07b

Clad. cladosporioides

5.08 ± 0.02f.

6.24 ± 0.2de

5.61 ± 0.17de

Col. gloeosporioides

14.9 ± 0.45a

5.29 ± 0.11e

5.64 ± 0.09c

Col. fructicola

6.52 ± 0.13e

5.67 ± 0.34de

8.46 ± 0.28c

F. luffae

6.78 ± 0.38de

6.01 ± 0.59de

3.65 ± 0.31f.

T. lixii

7.93 ± 0.05d

6.57 ± 0.42de

6.38 ± 0.21de

Penicillium sp.

10.3 ± 0.19c

8.77 ± 0.48c

6.82 ± 0.24d

Penicillium sp.

10.0 ± 0.11c

7.32 ± 0.52 cd

4.98 ± 0.42ef

  1. Values are means of 3 replicates ± SEM and are expressed as IU/mL. For each day means are expressed in the same column and different superscript letters are statistically different at p ≤ 0.05.