Table 1.
Taxonomical affiliation and chitinolytic enzyme activity of the various fungal strains isolated from different marine substrates.
| Strain | Taxa | Substrate | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| IG132 | Alternaria chlamydospora | DD | − |
| IG135 | Arthrinium sp. | SC | − |
| IG133 | Aspergillus flavus | SC | +++ |
| IG105 | Aspergillus insuetus | PO | ng |
| IG136 | Aspergillus spelaeus | SC | ng |
| IG125 | Aspergillus versicolor | DD | − |
| IG118 | Cephalotrichum gorgonifer | PO | − |
| IG129 | Chaetomidium fimeti | DD | ++ |
| IG134 | Chaetomidium fimeti | SC | + |
| IG110 | Chaetomium sp. 1 | PO | ++ |
| IG107 | Chaetomium sp. 2 | PO | +++ |
| IG124 | Cladosporium sp. 1 | DD | − |
| IG101 | Cladosporium sp. 2 | PO | − |
| IG123 | Clonostachys rosea | PO | + |
| IG117 | Clonostachys rosea | PO | ++ |
| IG119 | Clonostachys rosea | PO | ++++ |
| IG120 | Fusarium sp. | PO | ng |
| IG100 | Mariannaea sp. | PO | ng |
| IG121 | Microascus brevicaulis | PO | ng |
| IG103 | Penicillium sp. | PO | − |
| IG113 | Pleospora sp. | PO | ng |
| IG122 | Scopulariopsis sp. | PO | − |
| IG126 | Stachybotrys chlorohalonatus | DD | +++ |
| IG127 | Trichoderma lixii | DD | ++++ |
| IG131 | Micelia sterilia 1 | DD | + |
| IG114 | Micelia sterilia 2 | PO | ng |
| IG108 | Micelia sterilia 3 | PO | ng |
| IG115 | Micelia sterilia 4 | PO | ng |
Legend: DD = Dictyota dichotoma, PO = Posidonia oceanica, SC = Sphaerococcus coronopifolius. ng = no growth. Activity was arbitrary scored from “−“ no activity to “++++” highest activity.