Fig. 1

Comparison of (a) CMCase and (b) FPase activities from C. globosum BCC5776 under various conditions. The cultures were incubated at 30 °C for 144 h with continuous shaking at 200 rpm. Control medium (4% (w/v) of microcrystalline cellulose Avicel® and 1% (w/v) of soybean meal in water); Optimized medium (2% (w/v) microcrystalline cellulose Avicel®, 0.1% (v/v) lactose, and 1% (w/v) soybean meal with 50 mM potassium phosphate, pH 5.8); Optimized medium + 1% (w/v) EPFB