Screening, isolation, and characterization of glycosyl-hydrolase-producing fungi from desert halophyte plants

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  • Francesca Luziatelli Department for Innovation in Biological Agro-food and Forest systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Viterbo.
  • Silvia Crognale Department for Innovation in Biological Agro-food and Forest systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Viterbo.
  • Alessandro D’Annibale Department for Innovation in Biological Agro-food and Forest systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Viterbo.
  • Mauro Moresi Department for Innovation in Biological Agro-food and Forest systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Viterbo.
  • Maurizio Petruccioli Department for Innovation in Biological Agro-food and Forest systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Viterbo.
  • Maurizio Ruzzi Department for Innovation in Biological Agro-food and Forest systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Viterbo.

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Schizophyllum commune, Tamarix ssp., cellulase activity, amylase activity

Resumen

Fungal strains naturally occurring on the wood and leaves of the salt-excreting desert tree Tamarix were isolated and characterized for their ability to produce cellulose- and starch- degrading enzymes. Of the 100 isolates, six fungal species were identified by ITS1 sequence analysis. No significant differences were observed among taxa isolated from wood samples of different Tamarix species, while highly salt-tolerant forms related to the genus Scopulariopsis (an anamorphic ascomycete) occurred only on the phylloplane of T. aphylla. All strains had cellulase and amylase activities, but the production of these enzymes was highest in strain D, a Schizophyllum-commune- related form. This strain, when grown on pretreated Tamarix biomass, produced an enzymatic complex containing levels of filter paperase (414 ± 16 IU/ml) that were higher than those of other S. commune strains. The enzyme complex was used to hydrolyze different lignocellulosic substrates, resulting in a saccharification rate of pretreated milk thistle (73.5 ± 1.2 %) that was only 10 % lower than that obtained with commercial cellulases. Our results support the use of Tamarix biomass as a useful source of cellulolytic and amylolytic fungi and as a good feedstock for the economical production of commercially relevant cellulases and amylases. [Int Microbiol 2014; 17(1):41-48]

Keywords: Schizophyllum commune · Tamarix ssp. · cellulase activity · amylase activity

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