ABSTRACT
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Isolation of mannanase-producing bacteria from spent mushroom substrates
Morphological characteristics
Fatty acid methyl ester analysis
Utilization of carbon source
DNA base composition
Sequencing of 16S rRNA gene
Sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis
Enzyme assays
Results and Discussion
Screening of mannan-degrading bacteria from from spent mushroom substrates
Morphological and physiological characteristics
Chemotaxonomy
16S rRNA sequence analysis
Effect of temperature and pH on mannanase activity
References