Mycobiology.
2014 Jun;42(2):181-184.
Isolation and Analysis of the Enzymatic Properties of Thermophilic Fungi from Compost
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- 1Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea. jae-jinkim@korea.ac.kr
- 2Dongbu Farm Hannong Co., Ltd., Dongbu Advanved Research Institute, Daejeon 305-708, Korea.
- 3Division of Wood Chemistry and Microbiology, Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul 130-712, Korea.
Abstract
- To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on thermophilic fungi isolated in Korea. Three species of thermophiles were isolated from compost and were identified as Myriococcum thermophilum, Thermoascus aurantiacus, and Thermomyces lanuginosus. They can grow at temperatures above 50degrees C and produce high levels of cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes at high temperatures. Notably, the considerable thermostability of the endo-glucanase produced by T. aurantiacus has made the fungus an attractive source of industrial enzymes.
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