keratinolytic activity

Keratin Degradation by Penicillium purpurogenum Isolated from Tannery Soils in Jos, Nigeria

P. O. Nwadiaro, A. Chuku, I. A. Onyimba, I. A. Nwaukwu & D. A. Adekojo · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Background: Tannery soils are very rich in keratinous materials such as fur, wool and hair that are by-products of the tanning industry where hides and skins are processed. A keratinase producing fungus belonging to the genus Penicillium was isolated from soils containing tannery...