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http://dx.doi.org/10.5941/MYCO.2014.42.2.181

Isolation and Analysis of the Enzymatic Properties of Thermophilic Fungi from Compost  

Lee, Hanbyul (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University)
Lee, Young Min (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University)
Jang, Yeongseon (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University)
Lee, Sangjoon (Dongbu Farm Hannong Co., Ltd., Dongbu Advanved Research Institute)
Lee, Hwanhwi (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University)
Ahn, Byoung Jun (Division of Wood Chemistry and Microbiology, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Kim, Gyu-Hyeok (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University)
Kim, Jae-Jin (Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University)
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Mycobiology / v.42, no.2, 2014 , pp. 181-184 More about this Journal
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 $50^{\circ}C$ 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.
Keywords
Cellulase; Compost; Thermophilic fungi; Xylanase;
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