Isolation of an Acremonium sp. from a screening of 52 seawater fungal isolates and preliminary characterization of its growth conditions and nematicidal activity.
Fifty-two fungal isolates obtained from seawater were screened for anti-nematode activity. One isolate, an Acremonium sp., exhibited the highest activity against the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. When it was grown at pH 7.0 and 24-26 °C, nematicidal metabolites were produced. These were heat-stable, water-soluble molecules with MWs <6 kDa. Nematicidal activity was highest at neutral pH.
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cyto-genetic and Molecular Control, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China.
QingHeng
Q
Meng
XiaoXun
X
Shi
FanHuan
F
Meng
Xin
X
Feng
JianHua
J
Sun
D000164:Acremonium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002681:China; D046508:Culture Techniques; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D013696:Temperature; D017187:Tylenchida / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development
D000969:Antinematodal Agents