Screening and quantification of enzyme activity of ericoid fungi under solidstate fermentation

Today microbial enzymes are commonly used in many industrial applications and the demand for more stable, highly active and specific enzymes is growing rapidly.The aim of this study was the screening of fungal enzymes such as cellulase, lipase and proteinase. Four fungal cultures were isolated and identified. Among these fungal cultures, three belonged to ericoid mycorrhizal fungi sp. and one belonged to Phialocephalasp. These fungal cultures were tested on Solid-state fermentation (SSF) to find their ability to produce variable enzymes. The fungal isolate (S2) was noticed to show maximum of lipase production and the fungal isolate (S4) showed maximum production of proteinase and cellulase. These enzymes produced through a low cost methodology can be applied in biological control of several fungal plants.