PECTOLYTIC MOLDS IN NIGERIA

被引:7
作者
FAWOLE, OB [1 ]
ODUNFA, SA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV IBADAN,DEPT BOT & MICROBIOL,IBADAN,NIGERIA
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D O I
10.1111/j.1472-765X.1992.tb00780.x
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Eighty moulds isolated from decayed root tubers were screened for pectolytic activities. Of these 82.5% were pectolytic, 38.75% showed both polygalacturonase and pectin lyase activities, 21.5% showed polygalacturonase activity and 22.50% showed pectin lyase activity only. The aspergilli formed the largest group of pectolytic isolates. Other mould isolates with fairly high pectolytic activities include Absidia corymbifera, Cunninghamella elegans, Fusarium pallidoroseum, F. solani, Penicillium aurantiogriseum, P. brevicompactum and Rhizopus oryzae.
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