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

Table 3

Cellulase-specific productivities on lactose.

Strain	FP cellulose-specific productivity (U g^−1 h^−1)
	pH 4.8	pH 7.4	pH 8.4	pH 9.4
Penicillium sp. LM-HP06	15.6±0.9	10.8±1.3	13.7±1.3	12.9±1.1
Penicillium sp. LM-HP14	9.5±0.9	8.7±0.8	9.8±1.2	6.8±0.4
Penicillium sp. LM-HP19	10.1±0.3	11.8±0.3	12.3±0.5	10.0±0.6
Penicillium sp. LM-HP21	18.5±3.0	17.8±3.6	17.5±4.3	19.9±3.9
Aspergillus sp. LM-HP29	16.5±4.0	18.3±4.5	20.2±4.9	18.6±4.5
Aspergillus sp. LM-HP32	40.9±9.4	29.3±3.5	32.8±4.7	32.2±3.2
Penicillium sp. LM-HP33	32.9±6.0	29.4±3.9	32.2±5.0	33.6±5.6
Aspergillus sp. LM-HP34	13.3±0.3	12.1±0.5	12.6±0.5	13.8±0.5
Penicillium sp. LM-HP37	34.7±4.5	32.3±3.8	33.3±3.5	32.1±3.3
Penicillium sp. LM-HP43	9.0±1.6	7.4±0.6	7.5±0.6	7.5±1.0
Aspergillus sp. LM-HP44	18.6±1.6	20.5±2.5	19.5±1.5	19.7±1.6

Values represent mean of four replicates ± SD.