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Colony morphology mutants of Trichoderma harzianum with increased β -1,4- N -acetyl-glucosaminidase production

Szekeres, A. and Hatvani, L. and Leitgeb, B. (2007) Colony morphology mutants of Trichoderma harzianum with increased β -1,4- N -acetyl-glucosaminidase production. Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, 54 (1). pp. 23-34. ISSN 1217-8950

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Abstract

A total of 36 UV-induced mutants with altered colony morphology were isolated from strain Trichoderma harzianum T334, a potential biocontrol agent against plant pathogenic fungi with the ability to produce constitutively low levels of chitinases. The level of constitutive β -1,4- N -acetyl-glucosaminidase production in standing and shaken cultures under non-inductive conditions was tested in mutants and compared to that of the parental strain. About 30% of the mutants showed significantly increased levels of enzyme production, with strain T334 col26a being the best producer. This mutant and the parental strain were subjected to in vitro confrontation assays with plant pathogenic Fusarium culmorum, Pythium debaryanum and Rhizoctonia solani strains. The mutant derivative could be characterized by significantly higher biocontrol index values than the parental strain in each experiment, suggesting, that mutants with improved constitutive extracellular chitinase secretion could be applied for biocontrol purposes against fungal plant pathogens.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QR Microbiology / mikrobiológia
Depositing User: xFruzsina xPataki
Date Deposited: 12 Sep 2017 17:50
Last Modified: 12 Sep 2017 17:50
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/62329

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