title: Detection of Extracellular enzymes Activities in Various Fusarium spp.
abstract: Thirty seven species of Fusarium were evaluated for their ability of producing extracellular enzymes using chromogenic medium containing substrates such as starch, cellobiose, CM-cellulose, xylan, and pectin. Among the tested species Fusarium mesoamericanum, F. graminearum, F. asiaticum, and F. acuminatum showed high β-glucosidase acitivity. Xylanase activity was strongly detected in F. proliferatum and F. oxysporum. Strong pectinase activity was also found in F. oxysporum and F. proliferatum. Amylase activity was apparent in F. oxysporum. No clear activity in cellulase was found from all the Fusarium species tested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungnam 330-714, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyuk Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Ji Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Seong Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Beom
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Youngah
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheon
authors.forename: Seung Ju
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ko
keywords: Chromogenic media; Extracellular enzymes; Fusarium