Microbes in Application

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Microbes in Application

ALGAE

Sl No	Genus Name	Species Name	Applications
1	*Nostoc*	Nostoc punctiforme	Fixes carbon dioxide and nitrogen; produces hydrogen; survives acidic, anaerobic, and low-temperature conditions.
	*Lyngbya*	Lyngbya sp.	Assay of Antibacterial activity
	*Anabaena*	Anabaena variabilis	Filamentous heterocyst-forming; fixes nitrogen and carbon dioxide; produces hydrogen.
	*Porphyra*	Porphyra vietnamensis	Used as food or food supplements, protein source, minerals and trace elements
5	*Dunaliella*	Dunaliella salina	Used in mass culture as a commercial source for glycerol and the orange pigment beta-carotene.
6	*Spirulina*	Spirulina plantesis	Used as protein source, rich source of beta-carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, Used in pharmaceuticals
6	*Spirulina*	Spirulina subsalsa	Used as food supplement, rich source of beta-carotene, thiamine, riboflovin
7	*Macrocystis*	Macrocystis sp.	Produce polysaccharides
	*Gracilaria*	Gracilaria verrucosa	Produce polysaccharides, nutrient rich
	*Palmaria*	Palmaria palmate	Used as protein source
	*Palmaria*	Palmaria stenogona	Used as protein source
10	*Phormidium*	Phormidium valderianum	Complete aquaculture feed source, Source of phycocyanin, Degradation of phenol, Production of extracellular B lactamase
		Phormidium lucidum	Production of phytobilin pigments
		Phormidium fragile
		Phormidium tenue	Used as pharmaceuticals, Production of hydrogen
11	*Sargassum*	Sargassum pallidum	Unique source of PUFA
11	*Sargassum*	Sargassum natans	Unique source of PUFA
12	*Ulva*	Ulva lactuca	Source of protein, minerals and trace elements
	*Flabellia*	Flabellia petiolata	Source of high carbohydrate
14	*Halimeda*	Halimeda tuna	Source of high carbohydrate
15	*Gelidium*	Gelidium sesquipedale	Human food, Medicines, Industrial applications, Food ingredients etc.
		Gelidium abbottiorum	Human food, Medicines, Industrial applications, Food ingredients, Personal care and Food Process aids etc.
		Gelidium anansii	Human food, Medicines, Industrial applications, Food ingredients, Used for making agar agar
		Gelidium capense	Medicines, Industrial applications, Food ingredients, Personal care and Food Process
16	*Undaria*	Undaria pinnatifida	Used in sea food products, Human food
16	*Undaria*	Undaria peterseniana	Used as Human food
17	*Porphyridium*	Porphyridium cruentum	Production of polysaccharides, lipids, PUFAs
18	*Monodus*	Monodus subterraneus	Produces eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) an omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid.
19	*Crypthecodinium*	Crypthecodinium cohnii	Production of PUFA, Polysaccharide, Supplement for infant dietary intake, produces docosahexaenoic acids
20	*Artemia*	Artemia salina	Used as live larval food in aquaculture
21	*Tetraselmis*	Tetraselmis suecica	Used as mass-oil producing crop
22	*Oscillatoria*	Oscillatoria limnetica	Used in Pharmaceuticals,
		Oscillatoria salina	Used as biofertilizers
		Oscillatoria laete-virens	Used as biofertilizers
		Oscillatoria boryana	Degradation and metabolisation of melaoidin pigment of distillery effluents
23	*Microcystis*	Microcystis auruginosa	Encouraged to grow in eel ponds. Besides giving out oxygen for eels, the plant has a very high nitrate demand and so absorbs pollution products from the pond.
24	*Chaetomorpha*	Chaetomorpha antennia	Cultivated for Chanos culture in brackishwater ponds. Consumed as food. Used for manufacture of a sweet meat.
24	*Chaetomorpha*	Chaetomorpha crassa	Cultivated for Chanos culture in brackishwater ponds. Consumed as food. Used for manufacture of a sweet meat.
25	*Aponothece*	Aponothece halophytica	Produce glutamic acid, methionin, phenylalanine
26	*Chlorella*	Chlorella vulgaris	Food source, Production of other carotenoids such as lutein and canthaxanthin
		Chlorella ellipsoidea	Used as food by human beings and for fish cultivation.
		Chlorella pyrenoidosa	Used as food by human beings and for fish cultivation.
27	*Cladophora*	Cladophora glomerata	Oxidative stress tolerance, Limited cultivation in brackishwater fish ponds in Philippines by application of commercial fertilizers.
28	*Enteromorpha*	Enteromorpha ahlneriana	Oxidative stress tolerance, antioxidant
28	*Enteromorpha*	Enteromorpha compressa	Cultivated for Chanos culture in brackishwater ponds.

BACTERIA

Sl No	Genus Name	Species Name	Applications
1	*Acetobacter*
		Acetobacter aceti	Production of vinegar
		Acetobacter pasteaurianus	Production of vinegar
		Acetobactor xylinum	Production of acetic acid
2	*Arthrobacter*	Arthrobacter liquefaciens	Production of pigments
		Arthrobacter polychromogenes	Production of pigments
		Arthrobacter simplex	Degradation of Levulinic acid
		Arthrobacter sp.	Production of Glucose isomerase, Benzoic acid, Salicyclic acid
		Arthrobacter ureafaciens	Degradation of creatinin
		Arthrobacter lutes	Production of restriction enzymes
		Arthrobacter nicotianae	Degradation of Nicotine
3	*Bacillus*	Bacillus lichiniformis	Production of amoxilin, ampicilin, amylase etc
		Bacillus substilis	Assay of antibacterial agents, penicillin, Streptomycin, Viomycin etc Testing of paint
		Bacillus polymxya	Production of amylase
		Bacillus apporhoeus	Degradation of cellulose
		Bacillus circulans	Production of L-glutamic acid, starch degrading enzymes Degradation of Phenol
		Bacillus thuringiensis	Used as Insect pathogen
		Bacillus brevis	Production of restriction enzymes
		Bacillus globgii	Production of restriction enzymes
		Bacillus coagulans	Assay of folic acid
		Bacillus fastidiosus	Degradation of Uric acid
		Bacillus halodurans	Production of Alkaline b- Amylase
		Bacillus cereus	Production of Amylase Assay of Chlortetracycline
		Bacillus amyloliquefaciens	Production of Amylase
		Bacillus pumilus	Assay of Antibiotics
		Bacillus sp.	Degradation of Dye, decolorization
4	*Clostridium*	Clostridium acetobutylicum	Production of acetone
		Clostridium sp.	Production of acetone
		Clostridium perfringens	Production of Alphatoxin
5	*Escherichia*	Escherichia coli	Production of Amidase, Amino acid decarboxylase, Antibiotics etc. Assay of Antimicrobial activity, Vitamin B12
		Escherichia intermedia	Production of Alpha-ketoglutaric acid
		Escherichia irregular	Production of Alpha-ketoglutaric acid
6	*Lactobacillus*	Lactobacillus plantarum	Production of Acetic acid, lactic acid, Fermentation of hexose Assay of Amino acid, Arginin, Biotin, Methionin, Cystiene etc
		Lactobacillus delbrukii	Production of Alanine
		Lactobacillus acidophilus	Production of acidophilus milk
		Lactobacillus fermentum	Production and assay of Alanine, Histidine etc.
		Lactobacillus casei	Production of amino acids
		Lactobacillus rhamnosus	Assay of Arginin, Folic acid
7	*Pseudomonas*	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Phenol degradation, production of polysacchardie, hydrocarbons etc. Assay of disinfectants, testing of paints
		Pseudomonas desmolyticum	Phenol degradation
		Pseudomonas pictorum	Phenol degradation
		Pseudomonas putida	Phenol degradation, degradation of naphthalene, toluene
		Pseudomonas resinovorans	Phenol degradation, degradation of resins
		Pseudomonas fluoresces	Degradation of benzoic acid
		Pseudomonas stutzeri	Degradation of Hydrocarbon
8	*Streptococcus*	Streptococcus cremoris	Production of Cheese
		Streptococcus diacetilactis	Production of Cheese
		Streptococcus lactis	Production of Cheese, diacetyl
		Streptococcus faecalis	Assay of clindamycin, cephalothin, colistin, folic acid
		Streptococcus thermophilus	Assay of penicilin
9	*Streptomyces*	Streptomyces griseus	Production of streptomycin, streptocin
		Streptomyces albus	Production of restriction enzymes
		Streptomyces olivaceus	Production of olivacin
		Streptomyces nitrosporeus	Production of nitrosporin
		Streptomyces albogriseolus	Production of neomycin
		Streptomyces fradiae	Production of neomycin
		Streptomyces badius	Degradation of Lignin
		Streptomyces viridosporus	Degradation of Lignin
		Streptomyces luteosporeus	Production of Acetopyrothine (thiolutin)
		Streptomyces peuceticus	Production of Adriamycin
		Streptomyces candidus	Production of Alazopeptin
		Streptomyces phaeochromogenes	Production of Antibacterial and antifungal metabolite
10	*Sarcina*	Sarcina lutea Staphylococcus lentus	Assay of Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Penicillin, Carbomycin, Cephalexin, Tetracyclin, Testing of Sterility
11	*Staphylococcus*	Staphylococcus aureus	Assay of Ampicillin, Antibiotics, Carbenicillin, Cefadroxin, Cefazolin, Cefotaxime, Histidine, Hygromycin B, Streptomycin
		Staphylococcus faecalis	Assay of Histidine
		Staphylococcus epidermidis	Assay of Kanamycin, Netilmycin
		Staphylococcus lentus	Oxidation/Utilization of Hydrocarbons
12	*Streptomycin*	Streptomycin antibioticus	Production of Antibiotics
13	*Nocardia*	Nocardia hydrocarbonxydans	Degradation of Alcohols, Organic acids
14	*Aeromonas*	Aeromonas liquefaciens	Production of 2,3- butanediol
15	*Flavobacterium*	Flavobacterium dehydrogenans	Production of Carotenoids
16	*Cytophaga*	Cytophaga hutchinsonii	Degradation of Cellulose
16	*Cytophaga*	Cytophaga myxococcides	Degradation of Cellulose
17	*Serratia*	Serratia marcescens	Production of Glutaminase, L-Asparagenase Degradation of Hydrocarbons
		Serratia liquefaciens	Production of Acetoin diacetyl
		Serratia grimesii	Production of L-Carnitine
		Serratia proteamaculans	Production of FSH binding inhibitor
18	*Klebsiella*	Klebsiella aerogenus	Production of Histamine, 5’-nucleotides, Pullulanase
18	*Klebsiella*	Klebsiella pneumoniae	Assay of Clavulanic acid Production of Acetoin diacetyl
19	*Thiobacillus*	Thiobacillus ferroooxidans	Removal of Coal from Iron Pyrite
19	*Thiobacillus*	Thiobacillus denitrificans	Fixes carbon; oxidizes sulfur and iron; involved in bioremediation
20	*Proteus*	Proteus mirabilis	Assay of Leucine, Valine
20	*Proteus*	Proteus vulgaris	Assay of Leucine, Valine
21	*Vibrio*	Vibrio fischeri	Production of Nitrate and Nitrite Reductase
22	*Cellulomonas*	Cellulomonas cartea	Production of single cell protien
		Cellulomonas uda	Production of single cell protein, Xylanse
		Cellulomonas flavigena	Degradatiuon of Xylan
23	*Xanthomonas*	Xanthomonas campestris	Production of Xanthan gum
24	*Enterobacter*	Enterobacter clocae	Phosphorelation of Xylose
25	*Mycobacterium*	Mycobacterium sp.	Degradation of Cycloparaffinic hydrocarbons, Oxidation /Utilization of C2-C10 Hydrocarbons, Propane
25	*Mycobacterium*	Mycobacterium avium	Testing of aerial bactericides
26	*Corynebacterium*	Corynebacterium sp.	Degradation of m and p-nitrophenol
		Corynebacterium ammoniagenes	Production of ADP, Production of 5’-Inosinic acid, L-Isoleucine
		Corynebacterium acetoglutamicum	Production of Flavin-ademine dinucleotide, L-Glutamic acid
		Corynebacterium glutamicum	Production of L-Glutamic acid
		Corynebacterium callunae	Production of L-Glutamic acid
		Corynebacterium fujiokense	Production of single cell protein
27	*Azotobacter*	Azotobacter chroococcum	Production of L-Carnitine
27	*Azotobacter*	Azotobacter beijerinckii	Production of Poly-B-hydroxybutyrate
28	*Nitrobacter*	Nitrobacter hamburgensis	Found in soil; model organism for biochemical, structural, and molecular investigations; has carboxysomes.
28	*Nitrobacter*	Nitrobacter winogradskyi	Widely distributed, also nitrite oxidizing; can grow with several metabolic modes and anoxically by denitrification; can fix carbon dioxide.
29	*Nitrosomonas*	Nitrosomonas europaea	Aids incorporation of carbon dioxide into biomass.
29	*Nitrosomonas*	Nitrosomonas eutropha	Physiologically diverse; can oxidize nitrous oxide while reducing either ammonia or hydrogen; important in wastewater treatment systems; potential for remediation of high ammonia concentrations in waters
30	*Desulfovibrio*	Desulfovibrio desulfuricans	Anaerobic; reduces sulfate, uranium, and toxic metals; corrodes iron piping; “sours” petroleum with hydrogen sulfide.
30	*Desulfovibrio*	Desulfovibrio vulgaris	High potential for bioremediation through metal and sulfate reduction and sulfate utilization.
31	*Citrobacter*	Citrobacter sp.	Bioaccumulation of Zinc and Chromium
31	*Citrobacter*	Citrobacter braakii	Detection of Phytase
32	*Rhizobium*	Rhizobium etli	Nitrogen fixation
33	*Brevibacterium*	Brevibacterium liquefaciens	Production of Adenylate cyclase
		Brevibacterium diverticum	Production of L-glutamic acid
		Brevibacterium immariophilium	Production of L-glutamic acid
		Brevibacterium roseum	Production of L-glutamic acid
		Brevibacterium saccharolyticum	Production of L-glutamic acid
		Brevibacterium ammoniagenes	Degradation of urea
		Brevibacterium album	Production of L-Glutamic acid
		Brevibacterium ketoglutamicum	Production of L-Glutamic acid, alpha-ketoglutamicum acid
34	*Pediococcus*	Pediococcus pentosaceous	Assay of Folic acid, alanine, arginine, threonine, Citrovorum factor, cystine, tyrosin
		Pediococcus acidilactici	Assay of amino acids
		Pediococcus aureus	Assay of Methionine
		Pediococcus phaeochromogenes	Production of tyrosinase
35	*Gluconobacter*	Gluconobacter melanogenus	Assay of p-aminobenzoic acid, Nicotinic acid, Pantothenic acid Production of 2,5-Diketogluconic acid, Production of Sorbose
		Gluconobacter roseus	Production of Gluconic acid, Isokojic acid, Assay of Panthenol,
		Gluconobacter oxydans	Assay of p-aminobenzoic acid, Nicotinic acid
36	*Micrococcus*	Micrococcus luteus	Production of 6-aminopenicillianic acid Assay of bacitracin, Chlorampheicol, Chlorhexidine diacetate, Lysozyme, Phenylmercuric acetate, Phenylmercuric nitrate, amphomycin
		Micrococcus flavus	Assay of bacitracin, Chlorhexidine diacetate, gluconate, Phenylmercuric acetate, Phenylmercuric nitrate
		Micrococcus glutamicus	Production of L-Glutamic acid
37	*Myxococcus*	Myxococcus xanthus	Production of antibiotics
38	*Citrobacterium*	Citrobacterium fruendii	Assay of arginine
38	*Citrobacterium*	Citrobacterium lividum	Production of Trimethylene glycol
39	*Cytophaga*	Cytophaga hutchinsonii	Degradation of Cellulose
39	*Cytophaga*	Cytophaga myxococcides	Degradation of Cellulose
40	*Alcaligenes*	Alcaligenes faecalis	Assay of Cephalosporin, Production of B-glucosidase, Polysacchardie, single cell protein
		Alcaligenes viscosus	Production of 5’-Nucleotides
		Alcaligenes sp.	Oxidation/utilization of o-phthalic acid
		Alcaligenes denitrificans	Production of formate dehydrogenase
41	*Proteus*	Proteus vulgaris	Assay of Chlortetraycline
41	*Proteus*	Proteus mirabilis	Production of ethanol, Assay of Glucose, Leusine
42	*Leuconostoc*	Leuconostoc mesenteroids	Production of Dextran, Polysacchardie Assay of Lysine
42	*Leuconostoc*	Leuconostoc oenos	Assay of tomato juice factor
43	*Zymomonas*	Zymomonas mobilis	Production of Ethanol
44	*Hydrogenomonas*	Hydrogenomonas sp.	Fermentation of Fructose
45	*Janthnobacter*	Janthnobacter lividum	Isolation of D-Fucosamine, Guanosine 2-3’ cyclic phosphate
46	*Rhodococcus*	Rhodococcus sp.	Production of L-Glutamic acid, L-Tryptophan Oxidation/utilization of hydrocarbons
		Rhodococcus zopfi	Degradation of cholorobenzene
		Rhodococcus erythropolis	Production of citric acid, flavin-ademine dinucleotide, L-glutamic acid
		Rhodococcus fascians	Production of penicillin derivatives, polysaccharide
		Rhodococcus rhodochrous	Production of restriction endonuclease
47	*Agrobacterium*	Agrobacterium radiobacter	Production of Hydantoinase, Polysacchardie
48	*Streptoverticilleum*	Streptoverticilleum cinnamoneum	Production of Leucomycin, Magnamycin, Niddamycin
48	*Streptoverticilleum*	Streptoverticilleum olivoverticillatum	Production of trichomycin
49	*Orskovia*	Orskovia xantheneolytica	Production of Lytic enzymes
50	*Mycoplana*	Mycoplana bullata	Degradation of Phenol
50	*Mycoplana*	Mycoplana dimorpha	Degradation of Phenol
51	*Curotobacterium*	Curotobacterium luteum	Production of restriction enzymes
52	*Propionibacterium*	Propionibacterium freudenreichii	Production of Vitamin B12
53	*Pecilomyces*	Pecilomyces variotii	Assay of Amphoterecin B, Candicidin, Hamycin, Oxidation/utilization of o-phthalic acid, salicyclic acid
53	*Pecilomyces*	Pecilomyces lilacinus	Production of dextranase
54	*Thermobifida*	Thermobifida fusca	Degradation of cellulose, Production of cellulose
55	*Aneurinibacillus*	Aneurinibacillus aneuriniolyticus	Degradation of Hydrocarbon, Oxidation/utilization of hydrocarbons, Production of thiaminase
56	*Acinetobactor*	Acinetobactor calcoaceticus	Degradation of petroleum, carbon compounds Oxidation/utilization of hydrocarbons, Production of emulsifier EF-RAG, Exocellular esterase
		Acinetobactor genospecies	Oxidation/utilization of phenols and phenylacetate
		Acinetobacter baumannii	Production of Urease
57	*Kocuria*	Kocuria rosea	Degradation of phenolic wastes
58	*Haloferax*	Haloferax mediterranei	Oxidation /utilization of carbohydrates
59	*Gordnia*	Gordnia rubropertincta	Oxidation /utilization of carbohydrates
60	*Nonomuria*	Nonomuria pusilla	Production of actiticin
61	*Micromonospora*	Micromonospora rhodorangea	Production of aminoglycoside antibiotic G-418, gentamicin
		Micromonospora halophytica	Production of Halomycin
		Micromonospora rosaria	Production of rosaramycin
		Micromonospora sp.	Production of rufinosporin
62	*Trignopsis*	Trignopsis variabilis	Production of D-amino acid oxidase
63	*Alicyclobacillus*	Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius	Production of amylase, Xylanase
64	*Paenibacillus*	Paenibacillus macerans	Production of amylase, bita amylase, dextrines, Xylanase
64	*Paenibacillus*	Paenibacillus polymyxa	Production of pectic enzymes, pollulanase, Xylanase
65	*Nesterenkonia*	Nesterenkonia occidentalis	Production of alpha amylase
66	*Streptosporangium*	Streptosporangium violaceochramogenes	Production of antibiotic XK-49-1-B-2
66	*Streptosporangium*	Streptosporangium album	Production of Sporoviridin like antibiotic
67	*Hafnia*	Hafnia alvei	Production of arginine dihydrolase, Urease
68	*Erwinia*	Erwinia carotovora	Production of asparaginase, Glutaminase
69	*Thermus*	Thermus thermpphilus	Production of Aspertate kinase, restriction endonuclease
69	*Thermus*	Thermus aquaticus	Production of restriction endonuclease
70	*Brevibacillus*	Brevibacillus laterosporus	Production of biosurfractant
		Brevibacillus parabrevis	Production of cellulose
		Brevibacillus borstelensis	Production of collagenase
71	*Sulfolobus*	Sulfolobus acidocaldarius	Production of citrate synthase, restriction endonuclease
72	*Streptoverticillum*	Streptoverticillum albireticuli	Production of eurocidin
73	*Ancylobacter*	Ancylobacter sp.	Production of L-Glutamic acid, Vitamin B12
74	*Comamonas*	Comamonas testosteroni	Production of L-Glutamic acid
75	*Chromobacterium*	Chromobacterium violaceum	Production of restriction endonuclease
76	*Moraxella*	Moraxella bovis	Production of restriction endonuclease
77	*Providencia*	Providencia alcalifaciens	Production of restriction endonuclease
78	*Curtobacterium*	Curtobacterium albidum	Production of restriction endonuclease
79	*Saccharothrix*	Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes	Production of restriction endonuclease
80	*Amycolatopsis*	Amycolatopsis mediterranei	Production of rifamycin B, SV
80	*Amycolatopsis*	Amycolatopsis orientalis	Production of ristocetin A & B
81	*Thermoactinomyces*	Thermoactinomyces thalophilus	Production of thermorubin
82	*Thermoactinopolyspora*	Thermoactinopolyspora coremialis	Production of thermothiocin
83	*Pasteurella*	Pasteurella multocida	Production of vaccine

FUNGI

Sl No	Genus Name	Species Name	Applications
1	*Alterneria*	Alterneria alternata	Degradation of Plastic
2	*Aspergillus*	Aspergillus niger	Production of steroids, aconitic hydrase, a-amylase, aniline, glucose oxidase etc. Degradation of apple distillery waste, Testing of electronic equipment, environment
		Aspergillus flavus	Production of acylase, aflatoxin, aspergillic acid
		Aspergillus oryzae	Production of aflatoxin, amylase, diastase etc.
		Aspergillus terreus	Production of antiviral agent
		Aspergillus fumigatus	Production of cellulose
		Aspergillus ochraceus	Production of steroids
		Aspergillus foetidus	Degradation of Aromatic compounds Production of Amylase
		Aspergillus awamori	Production of Acid protease, Acid carboxipeptidase
		Aspergillus aculeatus	Production of Aculeacin A
3	*Chrysosporium*	Chrysosporium indicum	Degradation of Keratin
3	*Chrysosporium*	Chrysosporium tropicum	Degradation of Keratin
4	*Cladosporium*	Cladosporium sp.	Degradation of Cellulose
5	*Fusarium*	Fusarium sp.	Production of cellulose
		Fusarium monolioforme	Production of Gibberellic acid, Gibberellins, Fusaric acid
		Fusarium proliferatum	Production of Gibberellic acid
6	*Microsporum*	Microsporum canis	Degradation of Keratin
6	*Microsporum*	Microsporum gypseum	Degradation of Keratin
7	*Neurospora*	Neurospora crassa	Assay of adenine, cholin inositol , nicotinic acid, thiamine etc. Production of ethanol, cellulose, amino acid oxidase
7	*Neurospora*	Neurospora sitophila	Assay of biotin
8	*Penicillium*	Penicillium ochro-chloron	Degradation of plastic, Testing of textiles, aircraft component etc.
		Penicillium chrysogenum	Production of penicillin, antiviral agent, glucose oxidase, leucomycin derivatives, polyamine oxidase etc.
		Penicillium frequentans	Production of asterric acid
		Penicillium fellutanum	Production of carlosic acid, carolic acid, galactocarlose
		Penicillium citrinum	Production of citrinin
		Penicillium notatum	Production of penicillin, citrinin, fatty acids, lipids
		Penicillium crysosporium	Degradation of lignin, synthetic
		Penicillium janthinallum	Production of Xylanase
9	*Rhizopus*	Rhizopus oryzae	Production of Lactic acid, Fumeric acid, Steroids, Imipramine, Degradation of Cyanide, insecticides
9	*Rhizopus*	Rhizopus microsporus	Degradation of Phytic acid
10	*Trichoderma*	Trichoderma reesei	Production of protein, Cellulose, paracelsin, acetyl xylan esterase etc.
10	*Trichoderma*	Trichoderma viridie	Degradation of plastic, Production of cellulose
11	*Mucor*	Mucor azygosporus	Production of Carotenoids, Ergosterol
12	*Chaetomium*	Chaetomium globosum	Production of Cellulose, B-1, 4-Glucan-4-glucanohydrolase
12	*Chaetomium*	Chaetomium cochliodes	Production of Chaetomin, Imipramine
13	*Coriolus*	Coriolus versicolor	Production of Cellulose
14	*Myrothecium*	Myrothecium verrucaria	Production of cellulose, Chitinase, Degradation of Cellulose, Testing of Textiles, Transmissions (aircraft)
15	*Trametes*	Trametes versicolor	Production of Cellulose
		Trametes hirsuta	Degradation of Cellulose, Lignin, Production of Laccase
		Trametes carbonaria	Production of Culture Diagnosis
16	*Beauveria*	Beauveria bassiana	Production of Chitinase, Lipase, Protease, Leucomycin, Magnamycine
16	*Beauveria*	Beauveria nivea	Production of Cyclosporins A, B, C, D & E
17	*Poria*	Poria Placenta	Degradation of Coal, Assay of Copper, Production of Glycocide degrading enzymes, Polysaccharide Tolerance of Zinc
18	*Phaenerochaete*	Phaenerochaete chrysoporium	Production of Glucose oxidase, Oxidase, Production of Vanillate hydroxylase, Ligninase, Lignin peroxidase Synthesis of Veratryl alcohol
19	*Daedalea*	Daedalea flavida	Degradation of Lignin, Production of Laccase
20	*Claviceps*	Claviceps paspali	Production of Lysergic acid derivatives
		Claviceps purpurea	Assay of Succinic Acid, Production of Alkaloids, Ergotamine
		Claviceps fusiformis	Production of Agroclavin, Chanoclavin 1
21	*Aureobasidium*	Aureobasidium pollulans	Production of Pollulan hydrolysis, Testing of Varnish
21	*Aureobasidium*	Aureobasidium mausonii	Producttion of Polysaccharide
22	*Botrytis*	Botrytis cinerea	Degradation of B-(1,3) (1,6)-D-Glucan
23	*Phycomyces*	Phycomyces blakesleeanus	Production of Adenylate cyclase, Ferritin, Lactate dehydrogenase, Assay of Chitin synthetase, Ornithin decarboxilase
24	*Acremonium*	Acremonium chrysogenum	Production of Cephalosporin P, N, C, Protease
24	*Acremonium*	Acremonium diospyri	Production of carotenoids, exocellular glucan, riboflavin
25	*Datronia*	Datronia mollis	Production of Culture diagnosis
26	*Sclerotium*	Sclerotium rolfsii	Production of B-Glucosidase
27	*Pleurotus*	Pleurotus ostreatus	Degradation of Ligonocellulose, Lignolytic enzymes
		Pleurotus fossulatus	Production of cellulolytic and lignolytic enzymes,
		Pleurotus pulmonarius	Production of cellulolytic and lignolytic enzymes
		Pleurotus sapidus	Production of cellulolytic and lignolytic enzymes
		Pleurotus sajor-caju	Production of Lignolytic enzymes
28	*Flammulina*	Flammulina velutypes	Production of Oxalic acid decarboxylase
29	*Paecilomyces*	Paecilomyces varioti	Degradation of Plastic
30	*Conidiobolus*	Conidiobolus coronatus	Production of Protease (alkaline)
31	*Oidiodendron*	Oidiodendron echinulatum	Degradation of cellulose, xylan, pectin, Production of polyphenol oxidase
32	*Phialophora*	Phialophora hoffmannii	Degradation of cellulose, Oxidation/utilization of phenols
33	*Scopulariopsis*	Scopulariopsis acremonium	Degradation of cellulose and xylan
34	*Cunninghamella*	Cunninghamella echinulata var elegans	Degradation of crude oil
35	*Stemphylium*	Stemphylium loti	Degradation of cyanide, Production of formamide hydrolase
36	*Gymnoascoideus*	Gymnoascoideus petalosporus	Degradation of Keratin
37	*Malbranchea*	Malbranchea pulchella	Degradation of keratin
38	*Pectinotrichum*	Pectinotrichum llanense	Degradation of keratin
39	*Heterobasidion*	Heterobasidion annosum	Degradation of Lignin
40	*Rhodotorula*	Rhodotorula glutinis var. glutinis	Oxidation/utilization of diesel oil, hydrocarbons, uric acid,
		Rhodotorula sp.	Production of Levanase
		Rhodotorula mucilaginosa	Production of lipase
		Rhodotorula minuta	Production of lipid
41	*Fomitopsis*	Fomitopsis palustris	Production of acid
42	*Marasmius*	Marasmius alliaceus	Production of Alliacide
43	*Pseudofusarium*	Pseudofusarium fusarioideum	Production of 6-Aminopenicillanic acid
44	*Rhodosporidium*	Rhodosporidium toruloides	Production of D-amino acid oxidase, phenylalanine ammonialyase
45	*Xanthophyllomyces*	Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous	Production of bita amylase
46	*Endomycopsis*	Endomycopsis capsularis	Production of amylolytic enzymes
47	*Emericellopsis*	Emericellopsis synnematicola	Production of antiamoebin
47	*Emericellopsis*	Emericellopsis minima	Production of Cephalosporin N
48	*Omphalotus*	Omphalotus olearius	Production of atromentic acid, gyropin, Illudalenol, Illudin A, Illudin B, Variegatic acid, Thelephoric acid, Xerocomic acid
49	*Byssochlamys*	Byssochlamys fulva	Production of byssochlamic acid, byssochlamys fulva, mannitol, pectate lyase
49	*Byssochlamys*	Byssochlamys nivea	Production of Patulin
50	*Arthrobotrys*	Arthrobotrys oligospora	Production of carbohydrate binding protiens
50	*Arthrobotrys*	Arthrobotrys conoides	Production of collagenase
51	*Dacrymyces*	Dacrymyces palmatus	Production of carotenoids
52	*Phoma*	Phoma cava	Production of cavoxin, cavoxinine, cavoxone
53	*Cephalosporium*	Cephalosporium chrysogenum	Production of cephalosporin
54	*Metarhizium*	Metarhizium anisopliae	Production of chitinase, lipase, protease
55	*Eurotium*	Eurotium glabrum	Production of cladosporin
56	*Ashbya*	Ashbya gossypii	Production of deaminase, riboflavin
57	*Talaromyces*	Talaromyces derxii	Production of dehydroisopenicillide, penicillide
58	*Cylindrocarpon*	Cylindrocarpon destructans	Production of deltatestololactone
59	*Nodulispoium*	Nodulispoium hinnuleum	Production of desmethoxyviridin, Viridiol
60	*Kluyveromyces*	Kluyveromyces marxianus	Production of ethanol
61	*Pachysolen*	Pachysolen tannophilus	Production of ethanol
62	*Amylomyces*	Amylomyces rouxii	Production of glucoamylase
63	*Debaryomyces*	Debaryomyces occidentalis	Production of glucoamylase, amylase, alpha amylase
63	*Debaryomyces*	Debaryomyces hansenii	Production of riboflavin
64	*Schizosaccharomyces*	Schizosaccharomyces pombe	Production of B-Glucan endohydrolase and ethanol
65	*Absidia*	Absidia corymbifera	Production of Hydroxylated biphenyl compounds
		Absidia pseudocylindrospora	Production of Hydroxylated biphenyl compounds
		Absidia glauca	Production of urase oxidase
66	*Actinomadura*	Actinomadura kijaniata	Production of Kijanimicin
		Actinomadura madurae	Production of Nonyl-prodigiosine, Undecyl-Prodigiosine
		Actinomadura cremea	Production of rifamycin
67	*Actinoplanes*	Actinoplanes deccanensis	Production of Lipiarmycin
68	*Lagenidium*	Lagenidium giganteum	Production of protease
69	*Promicromonospora*	Promicromonospora citrea	Production of protease
70	*Morchella*	Morchella esculenta	Production of Protiens (extracellular)
71	*Chaetomella*	Chaetomella oblonga	Production of steroids
72	*Hypoxylon*	Hypoxylon mammatum	Production of toxin
73	*Trichothecium*	Trichothecium roseum	Production of Trichothecin
74	*Blakeslea*	Blakeslea trispora	Production of Trisporic acid
75	*Ustilago*	Ustilago maydis	Production of Ustilagic acid
76	*Valsaria*	Valsaria rubricosa	Production of Valsarin, Emodin
77	*Zygosporium*	Zygosporium masonii	Production of Zygosporin A

YEAST

Sl. No.	Genus Name	Species Name	Application
1	*Saccharomyces*	Saccharomyces cerevisiae	Assay of Actidione, Amphotericin-B, Anisomycin, Antifungal antibiotics, Biotine, Carcinogenic chemicals, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Inositol, Thiamine Production of Alcohol, Production of arginase, Bakery yeast, Beer, Argosterol, Nicotinic acid Degradation of Cellodextrins Fermentation of Citrus, Moltose
2	*Candida*	Candida albicans	Assay of Amphotericin-B, Antimicrobial activity, Production of Autoantibiotics, Citric Acid, Phynyl alcohol Testing of sterility
		Candida tropicalis	Assay of Amphotericin-B Production of Food Yesat, Iditol Degradation of Hydrocarbons Oxidation/Utilisation of Phenol and Catechol, Uric acid
		Candida utilis	Production of Biomass, Production of Food Yeast
		Candida lusitaniae	Degradation of Cellobiose
		Candida wickerhami	Degradation of Cellobiose, Cellodextrins
		Candida gulliermondii	Production of Citric acid, Deaminase, Riboflavin
		Candida rugosa	Production of Lipase
		Candida shehatae	Degradation of D-Xylose
		Candida sp.	Degradation of Phenolic wastes
		Candida cylindracea	Production of Lipase
		Candida krusei	Production of Mannitol
3	*Trichosporan*	Trichosporan pollulans	Production of Glcoamylase
4	*Pichia*	Pichia farinosa	Production of Glycerol, Xylitol
		Pichia pastoris	Production of single cell protien
		Pichia stipitis	Fermentation of Xylose Degradation of D-Xylose
		Pichia angusta	Oxidation/Utilization of Autotrophic Hydrocarbons, Methanol, Propane
		Pichia minuta	Oxidation/Utilization of Methanol
		Pichia anomala	Production of Amylase
		Pichia jadinii	Production of 2,3-Butanediol
		Pichia haplophila	Production of Citric acid
		Pichia capsulata	Production of B-Galatosidase
		Pichia cellobiosa	Production of single cell protein
5	*Yarrowia*	Yarrowia lipolytica	Degradation of Hydrocarbons Production of Isocitric acid, Phosphatase, Yeast protein
6	*Rhodosporidium*	Rhodosporidium toruloides	Production of Lipid, Phosphodiesterase
7	*Pachysolen*	Pachysolen tannophilus	Production of Aldehyde reductase, Degradation of Cellulose, Hemicellulose, D-Galactose, Glycerol Fermentation of Xylose
8	*Kulyveromyces*	Kulyveromyces fragilis	Production of Biomass
8	*Kulyveromyces*	Kulyveromyces marxianus var. lactis	Production and Induction of B-galactosidase Assay of Thiamine
9	*Metschnikowia*	Metschnikowia pulcherrima	Production of Citric acid, Fermentation of Pentose
10	*Zygosaccharomyces*	Zygosaccharomyces rouxii	Production of Gultaminase, Glycerin, Mannan
11	*Schwanniomyces*	Schwanniomyces occidentalis	Degradation of Potato starch, Production of Single cell protein
12	*Oosporidium*	Oosporidium margaritiferum	Production of Ubiquinone-10
13	*Decckera*	Decckera naardensis	Degradation of D-Xylose
14	*Kloeckera*	Kloeckera apiculata	Assay of Vitamin B6
15	*Torulaspora*	Torulaspora delbrueckii	Production of acetoin
16	*Monascus*	Monascus purpureus	Production of red cheese

Source: ENVIS Centre on Environmental Biotechnology: http://www.deskuenvis.nic.in

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