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A total of 299 fungal isolates were obtained from 33 soil samples collected from different regions of Haryana. All the isolates were screened for extracellular phytase production on phytase-screening medium. Among all the isolates, 97 isolates were found positive for phytase production. After repeated screening, ten potent phytase-producing fungi were selected. Selected fungi were screened for phytase production using quantitative screening. Phytase-producing fungal isolates belonged to the genera of Aspergillus, Penicillium and Trichoderma. Aspergillus sp. 50 was found to be the best phytase producer in liquid medium.
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Sapna, Jain, J., Singh, B. (2014). Production of Extracellular Phytate Hydrolyzing Enzymes by Soil Fungi. In: Kharwar, R., Upadhyay, R., Dubey, N., Raghuwanshi, R. (eds) Microbial Diversity and Biotechnology in Food Security. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1801-2_38
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