Isolation of Mucorales from processed maize (Zea mays L.) and screening for protease activity

Isolamento de Mucorales de milho processado (Zea mays L.) e seleção quanto à atividade proteásica

Mucoraleswere isolated from maize flour, corn meal and cooked cornflakes using surface and depth plate methods. Rhizopus oryzae, Circinella muscae, Mucor subtilissimus,Mucor hiemalis f. hiemalis, Syncephalastrum racemosum, Rhizopus microsporus var. chinensis and Absidia cylindrospora showed protease activity.

Zygomycetes; food; contamination; isolation