Fig. 1.

Growth A and detection of lichenase (a), xylanase (b) and carboxymethylcellulase (c) activities B of Bacillus CCMM B940 and CCMM B945 strains cultivated in LB agar streak plates supplemented with 0.5% (w/v) lichenan, xylan or carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), respectively. Plates were incubated 18 h at 37 °C. Congo red staining was performed as described in Patrascu et al. (2017). Clear halos around the streaks indicate the degradation of the corresponding polysaccharide.