Volatile organic compounds released by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana.
The composition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) released by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Hyphomycete: Deuteromycotina) utilizing two different carbon sources was investigated. Analyses were performed by solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled to capillary gas chromatography (CGC) and CGC-mass spectrometry (MS). Major components in glucose-grown cultures were diisopropyl naphthalenes, ethanol, and sesquiterpenes. Alkane-grown fungal VOC switched to a fingerprint with prevalence of n-decane. This is the first report on the volatiles released by entomopathogenic fungi.
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Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata, CONICET, UNLP, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, calles 60 y 120, La Plata, 1900, Argentina.
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Juárez
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Dal Bello
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D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D052982:Beauveria / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D007313:Insecta / Q000382:microbiology*; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D052617:Solid Phase Microextraction / Q000379:methods; D014835:Volatilization
D000473:Alkanes; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D005947:Glucose