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. 2012 Feb 22;27(3):226–233. doi: 10.1264/jsme2.ME11299

Table 3.

Enzyme activities of cellulolytic bacteria isolated from SDC and CRC

Genus Isolate No. Hydrolysis index

cellulase xylanase β-glucanase mannanase protease
Microbispora SDCB3 4.2 ± 0.7 15.0 ± 4.0 12.9 ± 5.4 9.3 ± 1.3 11.8 ± 2.5
SDCB4 4.9 ± 0.5 12.1 ± 4.0 8.1 ± 0.7 8.2 ± 1.3 9.9 ± 1.8
SDCB5 5.2 ± 1.1 17.2 ± 7.1 11.6 ± 2.7 9.8 ± 2.2 7.0 ± 2.0
SDCB7 5.1 ± 0.9 14.9 ± 4.5 11.6 ± 5.0 7.5 ± 1.2 5.9 ± 0.7
SDCB8 4.0 ± 1.1 28.4 ± 5.9 14.8 ± 1.9 13.4 ± 2.7 11.3 ± 1.7
SDCB9 7.7 ± 2.0 9.4 ± 0.9 10.0 ± 2.6 10.5 ± 1.2 4.9 ± 2.3

Streptomyces SDCB1 3.9 ± 0.4 9.0 ± 0.6 9.4 ± 3.4 10.6 ± 2.3 3.5 ± 0.2
SDCB2 2.7 ± 0.3 9.8 ± 1.4 7.0 ± 0.8 7.2 ± 0.6 4.4 ± 0.7
SDCB6 3.5 ± 0.7 9.7 ± 1.9 8.1 ± 2.3 7.0 ± 1.5 4.4 ± 0.3

Paenibacillus SDCB10 4.1 ± 1.5 5.6 ± 1.6 23.7 ± 4.3 6.8 ± 0.9 N.D.
SDCB11 5.0 ± 1.1 7.8 ± 1.4 16.3 ± 1.4 7.3 ± 1.2 N.D.

Microbispora CRCB2 9.1 ± 2.9 9.8 ± 2.9 11.1 ± 1.6 N.D. 9.3 ± 1.4
CRCB3 3.3 ± 0.5 11.3 ± 1.7 14.0 ± 3.7 9.1 ± 2.2 5.9 ± 1.2
CRCB4 4.4 ± 0.4 8.4 ± 1.0 8.3 ± 4.3 4.6 ± 0.5 6.1 ± 0.7
CRCB5 2.7 ± 0.4 7.7 ± 0.6 10.3 ± 2.5 11.5 ± 4.0 4.9 ± 1.0
CRCB6 2.5 ± 0.5 15.9 ± 2.2 14.4 ± 3.4 8.1 ± 2.0 5.3 ± 1.0
CRCB7 2.3 ± 0.1 9.9 ± 0.6 10.1 ± 1.5 11.2 ± 4.0 9.0 ± 2.2
CRCB8 3.9 ± 0.8 14.7 ± 0.8 10.8 ± 2.6 8.3 ± 1.5 7.3 ± 0.9

Streptomyces CRCB1 3.1 ± 0.6 5.8 ± 1.1 4.7 ± 0.3 N.D. 2.7 ± 0.1

Cohnella CRCB9 6.1 ± 0.9 14.4 ± 0.6 9.8 ± 0.9 14.2 ± 2.8 N.D.
CRCB10 6.1 ± 1.2 17.3 ± 3.3 6.5 ± 0.5 9.2 ± 0.3 N.D.

Enzyme activities expressed as the Substrate Hydrolysis Index, which was calculated as the ratio of the average diameter (d) of the blue zone around the bacterial colony to the average diameter of the bacterial colony (D), expressed in millimeters with standard deviation in five enzyme assays using AZCL-HE-cellulose (cellulase), AZCL-arabinoxylan (xylanase), AZCL-barley β-glucan (β-glucanase), AZCL-galactomannan (mannanase) and AZCL-casein (protease). N.D.: not detected.