Isolation and identification of marine chitinolytic bacteria and their potential in antifungal biocontrol.
Indian J Exp Biol
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2004 Jul; 42(7): 715-20
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in English
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| ID: sea-63139
ABSTRACT
Chitinolytic marine bacterial strains (30) were isolated from the sea dumps at Bhavnagar, India. They were screened as chitinase producers on the basis of zone of clearance on chitin agar plates incorporated with calcofluor white M2R for the better resolution. Out of these, three strains namely, Pseudomonas sp., Pantoea dispersa and Enterobacter amnigenus showed high chitinase production. They were also found to produce proteases and therefore have a good potential for use as antifungal biocontrol agents for the control of fungal plant pathogens. These strains could degrade and utilize the mycelia of Macrophomina phaseoliena (Tassi) Goidanich and Fusarium sp. In vitro, these strains could inhibit the growth of Fusarium sp. and M. phaseolina. The culture filtrate inhibiting hyphal elongation was observed microscopically.
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Main subject:
Bacteria
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Basidiomycota
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Water Microbiology
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Chitin
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Chitinases
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Fusarium
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Hydrolysis
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Marine Biology
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Exp Biol
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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