Abstract
A sporulating, aerobic Bacillus sp., isolated from Chimanimani hot springs, Zimbabwe, produced endoglucanase when cultured on medium with initial pH between 5.0 and 9.0 and at 30 to 60°C. Optimal production of endoglucanase was at pH 6.0. The enzyme was constitutively produced when the organism was cultured on starch, cellobiose, carboxymethylcellulose, sucrose, glucose, galactose, Avicel, lactose, mannose or maltose.
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The authors are with the Fermentation and Food Group, Department of Biochemistry, University of Zimbabwe, Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Zvauya, R., Zvidzai, C.J. Constitutive production of endoglucanase by a Bacillus sp. isolated from a Zimbabwean hot spring. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology 11, 658–660 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00361011
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