title: Endoglucanase-producing micromycetes capable of plant wastes degrading.
abstract: The screening study of endoglucanase producers among 58 strains 28 species 12 genera of mesophilous and thermotolerant micromycetes has been performed. Approximately 20% of investigated strains of micromycetes showed the highest endoglucanase activities (hydrolysis rates reached 0.40-0.57) during their submerged cultivation with different cellulose-containing subsrates. Such plant wastes as rye straw, wheat bran, husk of sunflower seeds, leaves and stems of Zostera marina were optimal for fungal growth and high yields of endoglucanase. As a result, 15 strains of mesophilous and thermotolerant micromycetes with high endoglucanase activity were selected among fungi of Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium and Corynascus genera.
authors.affiliation: D. K. Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv. snezhanaolsh@rambler.ru
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Olishevska
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Ayzenberg
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Vasylevska
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Zhdanova
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Kurchenko
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Kapichon
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Artyshkova
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Nakonechna
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002480:Cellulase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D018514:Plant Structures / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D002482:Cellulose; D002480:Cellulase