Table 3.

Comparison of CMCase production by Paenibacillus terrae ME27-1 with other bacterial and fungal strains.

Strains	Carbon source	Nitrogen source	Aerobic/anaerobic	CMCase activity (U/mL)	Ref.
P.  terrae ME27-1	Wheat bran	N H 4 C l	Aerobic	2.08	This study
Acinetobacter anitratus	CMC	(NH4)2SO4	Aerobic	0.48	[11]
Branhamella sp.	CMC	(NH4)2SO4	Aerobic	2.56	[11]
Bacillus subtilis AS3	CMC	Peptone, yeast extract	Aerobic	0.43	[14]
B. pumilus EWBCM1	Galactose	Malt extract, H8MoN2O4	Aerobic	0.58	[49]
B. pumilus BpCRI 6	CMC, glycerol	Tryptone	Aerobic	1.90	[50]
Pseudomonas sp. HP207	CMC–Na	Yeast extract	Aerobic	1.43	[16]
Streptomyces viridobrunneus SCPE-09	Wheat bran	Corn steep liquid	Aerobic	2.00	[15]
S. drozdowiczii	CMC	Yeast extract	Aerobic	0.59	[51]
Streptomyces sp. J2	Starch, glucose	NH4Cl	Aerobic	0.43	[52]
Streptomyces sp. SLBA-08	Sisal bagasse	(NH4)2SO4	Aerobic	1.11	[53]
S. griseoaurantiacus ZQBC691	CMC	(NH4)2SO4	Aerobic	37.38	[54]
Clostridium thermocellum YM4	Solka floe	NH4Cl	Anaerobic	6.70	[55]
C. thermocopriae JT3-3	Cellulose MN300	Yeast extract, urea	Anaerobic	4.53	[56]
C. papyrosolvens CFR-703	Cellulose	Yeast extract	Anaerobic	45.00	[57]
Geobacillus sp. T1	Barley straw	NH4Cl	Aerobic	143.50	[58]
Chaetomium globosum 414	OPEFB	Peptone	Aerobic	30.80	[59]
Chalara paradoxa CH32	Glucose	Malt extract, yeast extract	Aerobic	0.25	[60]
Aspergillus awamori 2B.361 U2/1	Wheat bran	Yeast extract, NaNO3	Aerobic	4.90	[61]
Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30	Wheat bran	Yeast extract, NaNO3	Aerobic	20.00	[61]
Penicillium janthinellum NCIM 1171	CP-123	(NH4)2SO4	Aerobic	111.80	[62]
T. viride NCIM 1051	CP-123	(NH4)2SO4	Aerobic	140.70	[62]
P. decumbens JU-A10	Wheat bran	NaNO3, urea	Aerobic	10.60	[63]
P. pinophilum	Wheat bran	(NH4)2SO4	Aerobic	65.00	[64]
Neocallimastix sp. R1	Wheat straw	Trypticase peptone, NH4Cl	Anaerobic	0.19	[65]
N. frontalis PN-1	Filter paper strip	(NH4)2SO4	Anaerobic	0.94	[66]
Neurospora crassa	Wheat straw	Yeast extract	Aerobic	19.70	[67]
Trichoderma sp. A-001	Filter paper	KNO3	Aerobic	167.00	[68]
Volvariella volvacea	Avicel	Yeast extract, NH4NO3	Aerobic	0.64	[69]

CMC: carboxymethyl cellulose; OPEFB: oil palm empty-fruit-bunch fibres; CP-123: cellulose powder 123.