Table 3. Maximum value of Azo-CMCase activity measured for each strain and the corresponding time of production.
| Bacterial strains | Maximum value of AZO-CMCase activitya (U mL−1) | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|
| Schumannella luteola SBP71 | 0.33 ± 0.09F | 12 |
| Pediococcus acidilactici CE75b | 0.32 ± 0.10EF | 12 |
| Curtobacterium citreum CA84 | 0.29 ± 0.01D-F | 17 |
| Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens CA83 | 0.24 ± 0.03C-F | 15 |
| Cellulomonas flavigena CP713 | 0.22 ± 0.10B-F | 20 |
| Pantoea ananatis SBA76a | 0.20 ± 0.06A-F | 8 |
| Mycobacterium frederiksbergense CP78b | 0.18 ± 0.02A-E | 26 |
| Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens CP77b | 0.16 ± 0.02A-D | 20 |
| Promicromonospora citrea SBP79 | 0.16 ± 0.02A-D | 12 |
| Cellulosimicrobium cellulans CA817 | 0.15 ± 0.01A-D | 20 |
| Isoptericola variabilis CA84b | 0.13 ± 0.01A-C | 12 |
| Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis CA816 | 0.09 ± 0.00AB | 12 |
| Microbacterium testaceum CA818 | 0.09 ± 0.01AB | 17 |
| Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens CA83b | 0.08 ± 0.03AB | 12 |
| Promicromonospora sukumoe CE86 | 0.07 ± 0.02A | 14 |
| Bacillus licheniformis CA82 | 0.07 ± 0.00A | 15 |
aThe values represent the means ± SD of three replicates of three independent experiments. Different letters after the values indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).