title: A nematicidal toxin fromPleurotus ostreatus NRRL 3526.
abstract: A nematicidal toxin was purified fromPleurotus ostreatus NRRL 3526 grown on moistened, autoclaved wheat straw for 30 days at room temperature (21-33°C). The active compound, at a concentration of 300 ppm, immobilized 95% of test nematodes (Panagrellus redivivus) within 1 hr. Immobilized nematodes did not recover, even after being rinsed with deionized water. The toxin was identified astrans-2-decenedioic acid.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-Agricultural Research Service-Midwest Area, 1815 North University Street, 61604, Peoria, Illinois.
authors.forename: O C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Plattner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weisleder
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Wicklow