Production of Alkaline Cellulase by Fungi Isolated from an Undisturbed Rain Forest of Peru

Table 2

Semiquantitative endoglucanase activity of selected fungal isolates from Macuya forest soils (Pucallpa, Peru).

Fungal isolates	Endoglucanase activity expressed as clear zones (mm)
	pH 4.8	pH 7.4	pH 8.4	pH 9.4
Penicillium sp. LM-HP06	1.2±0.07	1.1±0.07	1.2±0.07	1.3±0.00
Penicillium sp. LM-HP14	1.4±0.00	1.2±0.04	1.4±0.04	1.3±0.14
Penicillium sp. LM-HP19	1.2±0.04	0.9±0.07	1.2±0.00	1.1±0.04
Penicillium sp. LM-HP21	1.3±0.00	1.0±0.00	0.9±0.00	1.4±0.04
Aspergillus sp. LM-HP29	1.0±0.00	1.0±0.00	1.1±0.14	1.1±0.07
Aspergillus sp. LM-HP32	1.4±0.00	1.4±0.00	1.5±0.00	1.5±0.00
Penicillium sp. LM-HP33	1.2±0.07	1.1±0.00	1.2±0.00	1.3±0.07
Aspergillus sp. LM-HP34	1.3±0.07	1.4±0.00	1.6±0.04	1.5±0.00
Penicillium sp. LM-HP37	1.3±0.00	1.3±0.00	1.3±0.00	1.4±0.07
Penicillium sp. LM-HP43	1.0±0.00	1.2±0.00	1.4±0.00	1.4±0.00
Aspergillus sp. LM-HP44	0.0±0.00	1.0±0.00	1.3±0.00	1.3±0.0

Values represent mean of four replicates ± SD.