This exceptional performance in cellulignin of sugar cane
bagasse hydrolysis was ascribed to the fact that P. funiculosum is
able to secrete a balanced cellulasic system (Rao et al., 1988; Castro
et al., 2010). Jorgensen and Olsson (2006) reported that several
species of Penicillium were shown to have the ability to produce
a complete cellulasic system and a better ratio between FPase and
-glucosidase activities as compared to Trichoderma reesei.