Iron-binding compounds produced by wood-decaying basidiomycetes.
The chrome azurol-S universal siderophore assay and the rapid paper electrophoresis siderophore assay were used to screen 10 wood-decaying basidiomycete isolates for the formation of iron-chelating compounds. All 10 isolates were positive for chrome azurol-S reactivity on solid plating medium and in liquid cultures, and 9 of the 10 isolates produced fluorescent iron-binding compounds in the paper electrophoresis assay.
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Department of Biology, Colby College, Waterville, Maine 04901, and Department of Forest Biology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469.
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