Table 5.
Exoglucanase enzyme production by fungal endophytic isolates on days 3, 6 and 9 of incubation.
| Fungi | Day 3 Enzyme Units (IU/ml) |
Day 6 Enzyme Units (IU/ml) |
Day 9 Enzyme Units (IU/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. boidinii | 32.8 ± 0.4ab | 10.9 ± 0.42bc | 5.87 ± 0.28bcd |
| C. stellimalicola | 29.6 ± 0.68c | 28.5 ± 0.41a | 28.4 ± 0.25a |
| G. candidum | 29.4 ± 0.27c | 28.9 ± 0.34a | 28.7 ± 0.39a |
| Clad. Cladosporioides | 12.7 ± 0.33f. | 8.25 ± 0.25d | 6.10 ± 0.06bc |
| Col. Gloeosporioides | 34.8 ± 0.36a | 12.3 ± 0.04b | 6.02 ± 0.3bcd |
| Col. Fructicola | 22.0 ± 0.29e | 10.5 ± 0.32c | 6.09 ± 0.13bcd |
| F. luffae | 25.0 ± 0.91d | 6.62 ± 0.21e | 6.62 ± 0.08b |
| T. lixii | 23.1 ± 0.31de | 7.28 ± 0.39de | 5.16 ± 0.13 cd |
| Penicillium sp. | 24.1 ± 0.31de | 10.5 ± 0.29c | 4.82 ± 0.41d |
| Penicillium sp. | 30.3 ± 0.72bc | 12.0 ± 0.31bc | 5.83 ± 0.22bcd |
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.