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Sixteen fungal strains reported in the literature as endo-inulinase producers and three bacterial strains, isolated from the dahlia rhizosphere, were analysed for endo-inulinase production. From four isolated strains (one fungus and three bacteria) the results were evaluated in terms of substrate consumption, cell growth and production of endo-inulinases. All three bacterial strains were sole endo-inulinase producers and, among these, strain Paenibacillus sp. CDB 003 was the most suitable for endo-inulinase production, as this enzyme produced inulobiose as the principal substrate as well as inulo-oligosaccharides with polymerisation degrees of 3–5.
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Gern, R.M., Furlan, S.A., Ninow, J.L. et al. Screening for microorganisms that produce only endo-inulinase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 55, 632–635 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002530000578
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002530000578