title: Screening of fungi isolated from environmental samples for xylanase and cellulase production.
abstract: The aim of this work is to select filamentous fungal strains isolated from saw dust, soil, and decaying wood with the potential to produce xylanase and cellulase enzymes. A total of 110 fungi were isolated. Fifty-seven (57) of these fungi were isolated from soil samples, 32 from sawdust, and 19 from decaying wood. Trichoderma and Aspergillus had the highest relative occurrence of 42.6% and 40.8%, respectively. Trichoderma viride Fd18 showed the highest specific activity of 1.30 U mg(-1) protein for xylanase, while the highest cellulase activity of 1.23 U mg(-1) was shown by Trichoderma sp. F4. The isolated fungi demonstrated potential for synthesizing the hydrolytic enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, PMB 2076, Yola 64001, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Mohammed Inuwa
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ja'afaru