Screening of Fungi Isolated from Environmental Samples for Xylanase and Cellulase Production

Table 3

Reducing sugar (mg/mL) produced during screening of fungi isolated from saw dust for cellulase and xylanase production.

Fungal isolate	Substrate/reducing sugar (mg/mL)
	Oat-spelt xylan	CMC
FD1	^∗0.75±0.00^gh	0.35±0.01^gh
FD2	0.90±0.00^e	0.40±0.01^fg
FD3	0.80±0.03^fg	0.40±0.00^fg
FD4	0.90±0.00^e	0.85±0.00^a
FD5	0.33±0.02^lm	0.01±0.01^n
FD6	0.90±0.01^e	0.50±0.01^de
FD7	1.25±0.00^bc	0.85±0.07^a
FD8	0.65±0.00^ij	0.05±0.01^mn
FD9	0.65±0.00^ij	0.25±0.00^ij
FD10	0.85±0.17^gh	0.15±0.00^kl
FD11	0.80±0.00^fg	0.60±0.03^c
FD12	1.20±0.03^c	0.55±0.01^cd
FD13	0.80±0.00^fg	0.40±0.01^fg
FD14	0.70±0.00^hi	0.75±0.03^b
FD15	0.45±0.07^k	0.20±0.03^jk
FD16	1.00±0.00^d	0.35±0.03^gh
FD17	0.75±0.00^gh	0.35±0.00^gh
FD18	1.30±0.00^ab	0.85±0.07^a
FD19	0.60±0.00^j	0.35±0.00^gh
FD20	0.50±0.01^k	0.10±0.00^lm
FD21	0.75±0.06^gh	0.30±0.01^hi
FD22	0.65±0.65^ij	0.30±0.00^hi
FD23	1.00±0.00^d	0.10±0.00^lm
FD24	0.70±0.00^hi	0.05±0.00^mn
FD25	1.00±0.00^d	0.10±0.00^lm
FD26	1.35±0.00^a	0.70±0.00^b
FD27	0.85±0.03^ef	0.45±0.00^ef
FD28	0.15±0.00^n	0.10±0.00^lm
FD29	0.25±0.00^m	0.10±0.00^lm
FD30	0.35±0.01^l	0.15±0.07^kl
FD31	0.75±0.01^gh	0.30±0.04^hi
FD32	0.85±0.07^ef	0.28±0.04^i

∗Each value is a mean of two replicates; ± stands for standard deviation among replicates; means followed by different letters within each column differ significantly at 𝑃≤0.05; CMC: carboxymethyl cellulose.