Table 2.
Fungal Strain | Nature | Genus | Opt. Temperature (°C) | Fungal Amylase | Fungal Cellulase | Fungal Lipase | Fungal Protease | Application | Reference |
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Thermomyces lanuginosus | Thermophilic fungus | Thermomyces | 40–50 | √ | ✕ | √ | √ | Wastewater and pharmaceuticals waste treatment | [81,82] |
Sporotrichum thermophile | Thermophilic fungus | Sporotrichum | 45–50 | ✕ | √ | ✕ | √ | Biomass degradation | [86,87] |
Myceliophthora thermophila | Thermophilic fungus | Myceliophthora | 45–50 | ✕ | √ | ✕ | √ | Textile industries and bioremediation | [84] |
Thermomyces ibadanensis | Thermophilic fungus | Thermomyces | 46–55 | ✕ | ✕ | √ | √ | Wastewater treatment | [85] |
Neurospora crassa | Mesophilic fungus | Neurospora | 20–30 | ✕ | √ | ✕ | √ | As a model organism in an analysis of genetic recombination | [83] |
Aspergillus niger | Mesophilic fungus | Aspergillus | 20–30 | √ | ✕ | ✕ | √ | Food industries | [88] |
Aspergillus flavus | Mesophilic fungus | Aspergillus | 25–30 | √ | √ | ✕ | √ | Textile, detergent, and paper industries | [88] |
Candida mogii | Psychrophilic fungus | Candida | 5–10 | √ | ✕ | √ | √ | Food industries | [89] |
Note: The tick (√) represents ‘produce’, and cross (✕) represents ‘not produce’.