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Molecular characterization and evaluation of pectinase and cellulase production of Penicillium spp.

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Penicillium species were analyzed with molecular markers and for pectinase and cellulase production. RAPD and PCR-RFLP analysis indicated high polymorphism among at least 5 of 10 Penicillium species. Five species were chosen for pectinase and cellulase production in liquid medium and four of which appeared similar based on molecular analyses. P. brevicompactum and P. griseoroseum gave the highest pectinase production and were highly divergent by molecular techniques.

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  1. Eliane Aparecida Gomes

    Present address: EMBRAPA Milho e Sorgo, 35701-970, Sete Lagoas-MG, Brazil

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  1. Departamento de Microbiologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa-MG, Brazil

    Jorge Fernando Pereira, Marisa Vieira de Queiroz, Júpiter Israel Muro-Abad & Elza Fernandes de Araújo

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Pereira, J.F., Vieira de Queiroz, M., Aparecida Gomes, E. et al. Molecular characterization and evaluation of pectinase and cellulase production of Penicillium spp.. Biotechnology Letters 24, 831–838 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015502721909

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