Table 4. Enzymatic zone of activity (ZA) of the endophytic fungi isolated from Bauhinia forficata .
Endophytic fungi | Cellulase | Protease | Xylanase | Lipase |
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Leaves | ||||
Cochliobolus lunatus | 0.95 | 0.77 | ||
C . australiensis | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.76 | |
Sepals | ||||
Gibberella baccata | 0.93 | 0.65 | ||
Myrmecridium schulzeri | 0.44 | 0.91 | 0.31 | 0.56 |
Penicillium commune | 0.52 | 0.95 | 0.43 | |
Phoma putaminum | 0.79 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.82 |
Stems | ||||
Acremonium curvulum | 0.67 | |||
Aspergillus niger | 0.86 | 0.70 | ||
A. ochraceus | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.41 | 0.70 |
C. lunatus | 0.89 | 0.96 | 0.76 | 0.90 |
G. fujikuroi | 0.99 | 0.79 | ||
Myrothecium verrucaria | 0.83 | 0.73 | ||
Nodulisporium | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.44 | |
P. glabrum | 0.67 | 0.95 | 0.47 | 0.74 |
Trichoderma piluliferum | 0.53 | 0.92 | ||
Seeds | ||||
A. chartarum | 0.40 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
A. ochraceus | 0.89 | 0.94 | 0.35 | 0.91 |
P. glabrum | 0.64 | 0.19 | 0.68 | |
Pithomyces atro-olivaceus | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.59 |
ZA, diameter of the colony/diameter of the colony + precipitation zone.