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Table 1 Fungi isolated from ancient documents: original document, accession numbers, genetic similarity with existing NCBI sequence and the total cellulase are presented.

From: Cellulolytic potential and filter paper activity of fungi isolated from ancients manuscripts from the Medina of Fez

ID

Orginal document

Identified fungi

Accession number

Similarity (%)

Class

Total cellulase (ICMC)

CPF1

Quoran

Aspergillus oryzae

EF661560.1

99

Eurotiomycetes

1.5 ± 0.05

CPF4

Aspergillus niger*

–

–

Ascomycetes

2.7 ± 0.03

CPF6

Hypocrea lixii

FJ517550.1

99

Ascomycetes

1.9 ± 0.02

CPF9

Mucor racemosus

HM641690.1

99

Zygomycetes

1.7 ± 0.03

CPF11

Penicillium commune*

–

–

Ascomycetes

2.5 ± 0.02

CPF12

Schizophyllum commune

FJ478109.1

100

Ascomycetes

1.9 ± 0.03

CPF13

Penicillium chrysogenum

GU985086.1

99

Ascomycetes

1.7 ± 0.03

CPF14

Books

Penicillium chrysogenum

JF834167.1

98

Ascomycetes

0.9 ± 0.01

CPF15

 

Mucor racemosus

HM641690.1

100

Zygomycetes

2.9 ± 0.02

CPF16

 

Aspergillus melleus

FM986320.1

99

Ascomycetes

2,3 ± 0.03

  1. *Isolates identified using morphological examination