Table 4 Endoglucanase 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

8.11 ± 0.431e

10.4 ± 0.62 cd

8.67 ± 0.66c

C. stellimalicola

16.0 ± 0.36abc

20.5 ± 0.58b

23.7 ± 0.29a

G. candidum

18.9 ± 0.34a

23.9 ± 0.43a

22.5 ± 0.32a

Clad. cladosporioides

7.38 ± 0.59e

9.15 ± 0.08d

8.84 ± 0.39c

Col. gloeosporioides

12.9 ± 0.61d

8.39 ± 0.51d

8.74 ± 0.59c

Col. Fructicola

9.53 ± 0.87e

8.82 ± 0.81d

10.2 ± 0.33c

F. luffae

8.66 ± 0.63e

5.25 ± 0.52e

5.73 ± 0.16d

T. lixii

13.3 ± 0.75 cd

9.31 ± 0.18d

9.62 ± 0.4c

Penicillium sp.

17.4 ± 0.79ab

12.7 ± 0.22c

12.4 ± 0.12b

Penicillium sp.

15.0 ± 0.08bcd

9.20 ± 0.39d

8.91 ± 0.25c

  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.