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

Table 4

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

Fungal isolate	Substrate/reducing sugar (mg/mL)
	Oat-spelt xylan	CMC
FS1	^∗0.30±0.00^k	0.05±0.00^k
FS2	0.70±0.00^gh	0.20±0.00^hi
FS3	1.30±0.07^a	0.35±0.03^ef
FS4	0.10±0.00^m	0.15±0.04^ij
FS5	0.90±0.03^cde	0.30±0.01^fg
FS6	0.94±0.04^cd	0.35±0.01^ef
FS7	1.15±0.21^b	0.45±0.00^cd
FS8	0.80±0.00^efg	0.25±0.01^gh
FS9	0.70±0.00^gh	0.40±0.00^de
FS10	1.00±0.00^c	0.45±0.00^cd
FS11	0.85±0.07^def	0.30±0.04^fg
FS12	0.60±0.00^hi	0.20±0.00^hi
FS13	0.85±0.06^def	0.35±0.03^ef
FS14	0.55±0.00^i	0.15±0.00^ij
FS15	0.40±0.00^j	0.20±0.07^hi
FS16	0.20±0.00^l	0.15±0.03^ij
FS17	0.10±0.03^m	0.05±0.00^k
FS18	0.50±0.00^ij	0.10±0.00^jk
FS19	0.50±0.00^ij	0.10±0.01^jk
FS20	0.95±0.07^cd	0.30±0.00^fg
FS21	0.95±0.00^cd	0.20±0.03^hi
FS22	0.90±0.00^cde	0.45±0.07^cd
FS23	0.55±0.03^i	0.15±0.03^ij
FS24	0.70±0.00^gh	0.20±0.00^hi
FS25	0.80±0.01^efg	0.35±0.00^ef
FS26	0.50±0.00^ij	0.35±0.04^ef
FS27	0.80±0.00^efg	0.35±0.03^ef
FS28	0.60±0.00^hi	0.20±0.00^hi
FS29	0.70±0.03^gh	0.25±0.00^gh
FS30	0.80±0.01^efg	0.40±0.03^de
FS31	0.60±0.00^hi	0.30±0.03^fg
FS32	0.75±0.00^fg	0.65±0.07^a
FS33	0.70±0.01^gh	0.30±0.03^fg
FS34	1.20±0.14^b	0.55±0.00^b
FS35	1.00±0.00^c	0.10±0.00^jk
FS36	0.40±0.00^j	0.35±0.00^ef
FS37	0.70±0.00^gh	0.35±0.00^ef
FS38	0.50±0.03^ij	0.10±0.00^jk
FS39	0.90±0.00^cde	0.55±0.03^b
FS40	0.75±0.00^fg	0.25±0.00^gh
FS41	0.70±0.00^gh	0.50±0.01^bc
FS42	0.60±0.00^hi	0.40±0.03^de
FS43	0.50±0.03^ij	0.20±0.03^hi
FS44	0.70±0.00^gh	0.10±0.00^jk
FS45	0.35±0.00^l	0.40±0.00^fg
FS46	0.75±0.00^gh	0.10±0.00^lm
FS47	0.75±0.03^c	0.60±0.00^bc
FS48	1.20±0.00^a	0.75±0.00^a
FS49	0.60±0.00^de	0.50±0.00^bc
FS50	1.00±0.01^b	0.30±0.00^fg
FS51	0.50±0.07^f	0.55±0.14^b
FS52	0.65±0.00^d	0.15±0.07^ij
FS53	0.50±0.00^f	0.50±0.00^bc
FS54	0.55±0.03^ef	0.30±0.14^fg
FS55	0.20±0.00^h	0.50±0.00^bc
FS56	0.65±0.03^d	0.10±0.00^lm
FB57	0.35±0.00^g	0.30±0.00^c

∗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.