Paper Title
Screening Of Cellulolytic Activity Of Fungi Isolated From Pulp And Paper Mill Effluent

Abstract
A large number of microorganisms are capable of degrading cellulose, only a few of these microorganisms produce significant quantities of enzymes capable of completely hydrolysing cellulose. Fungi are the main cellulase-producing microorganisms. In this study, five of the fungus from pulp and paper mill effluent sludge which have cellulolytic activities were isolated by using serial dilution method and coded as SF. Determination of cellulolytic activity was implemented by plate screening method using 0.5% and 1.0% carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and 0.25%, 0.5% and 1.0% cellulose as substrates respectively. It was indicated that among the isolated fungal strains, SF3 gave the consistent and satisfactory result in cellulose-degrading activity by showing the clear zone diameter. Keywords- pulp and paper effluent, cellulolytic activity, fungi, cellulose