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Cordycepin production by a novel endophytic fungus Irpex lacteus CHG05 isolated from Cordyceps hawkesii Gray. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2022; 67:851-860. [PMID: 35678982 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-022-00981-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Cordycepin is an essential nucleoside antibiotic with a broad spectrum of physiological functions, which is currently produced by the fermentation of Cordyceps militaris. Even though numerous efforts were made to enhance cordycepin production, the cordycepin yield is still limited. High-cordycepin-yielding strains are still a prerequisite for industrial cordycepin production in large amounts. Screening high-cordycepin-yielding strains from other sources may break new grounds for cordycepin. In this study, Cordyceps hawkesii Gray, with high homology to C. militaris, was selected as the source to screen the cordycepin manufacturing endophytic fungi. Four isolates capable of cordycepin production were successfully obtained among all isolated endophytic fungi. One of the four with better cordycepin yield was identified as Irpex lacteus CHG05, which belongs to the Phlebia species. The response surface methodology was applied to optimize the culture conditions for cordycepin fermentation. 162.05 mg/L of cordycepin with a 53.1% improvement was achieved compared to the original conditions. This study indicates that the endophytic fungi from C. hawkesii Gray could produce cordycepin and served as the first report for cordycepin by the white-rot fungus of I. lacteus. Even though the yield is low compared to C. militaris, this strain provided another choice for enhanced cordycepin in the future.
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Yoneyama S, Maeda K, Sadamori A, Saitoh S, Tsuda M, Azuma T, Nagano A, Tomiyama T, Matsumoto T. Construction of a genetic linkage map and detection of quantitative trait locus for the ergothioneine content in tamogitake mushroom ( Pleurotus cornucopiae var. citrinopileatus). MYCOSCIENCE 2021; 62:71-80. [PMID: 37090022 PMCID: PMC9157747 DOI: 10.47371/mycosci.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Developing high-content strains of L-ergothioneine (EGT), an antioxidant amino acid, is an important breeding target for tamogitake mushroom, Pleurotus cornucopiae var. citrinopileatus. We constructed a genetic linkage map based on segregation analysis of markers in 105 F1 progenies. The loci of 245 markers, including 10 AFLP markers, 195 Rad markers, 2 mating type factors, and 38 gene markers, were mapped. The map contained 12 linkage groups with a total genetic distance of 906.8 cM, and an average marker interval of 4.0 cM. The population from crossing between tester monokaryon and F1 progenies was used to characterize quantitative trait loci (QTL) for EGT content. With composite interval mapping (CIM) method, QTL of EGT content were found to be located in linkage group 10, having a Logarithm of the odds (LOD) score of 2.53 with a 10.1% contribution rate. Moreover, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), A/T, was identified in a gene region of the genome in the neighborhood where the QTL peak existed. This SNP genotype was in good agreement with the EGT phenotypes of each strain in the both QTL population and wild population. Thus, this SNP would have great potential value to use the marker-assisted selection (MAS) for this mushroom with high EGT content.
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- Shozo Yoneyama
- Forest Products Research Institute, Hokkaido Research Organization
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- Fungus/Mushroom Resource and Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University
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- Fungus/Mushroom Resource and Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University
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- Forest Products Research Institute, Hokkaido Research Organization
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- Forest Products Research Institute, Hokkaido Research Organization
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- Forest Products Research Institute, Hokkaido Research Organization
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- Fungus/Mushroom Resource and Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University
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Dong BZ, Guo LY. An efficient gene disruption method for the woody plant pathogen Botryosphaeria dothidea. BMC Biotechnol 2020; 20:14. [PMID: 32138699 PMCID: PMC7059327 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-020-00608-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Botryosphaeria dothidea causes apple white rot and infects many tree plants. Genome data for B. dothidea are available and many pathogenesis-related genes have been predicted. However, a gene manipulation method is needed to study the pathogenic mechanism of B. dothidea. Results We established a gene disruption (GD) method based on gene homologous recombination (GHR) for B. dothidea using polyethylene glycol-mediated protoplast transformation. The results showed that a GHR cassette gave much higher GD efficiency than a GHR plasmid. A high GD efficiency (1.3 ± 0.14 per 106 protopasts) and low frequency of random insertions were achieved with a DNA cassette quantity of 15 μg per 106 protoplasts. Moreover, we successfully disrupted genes in two strains. Bdo_05381-disrupted transformants produced less melanin, whereas the Bdo_02540-disrupted transformant showed a slower growth rate and a stronger resistance to Congo red. Conclusion The established GD method is efficient and convenient and has potential for studying gene functions and the pathogenic mechanisms of B. dothidea and other coenocytic fungi.
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- Bao-Zhu Dong
- Laboratory of Mycology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Laboratory of Mycology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China. .,Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Kumar A, Arora S, Jain KK, Sharma KK. Metabolic coupling in the co-cultured fungal-yeast suite of Trametes ljubarskyi and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa leads to hypersecretion of laccase isozymes. Fungal Biol 2019; 123:913-926. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2019.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hemansi, Gupta R, Kuhad RC, Saini JK. Cost effective production of complete cellulase system by newly isolated Aspergillus niger RCKH-3 for efficient enzymatic saccharification: Medium engineering by overall evaluation criteria approach (OEC). Biochem Eng J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2018.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Batista-García RA, Sutton T, Jackson SA, Tovar-Herrera OE, Balcázar-López E, Sánchez-Carbente MDR, Sánchez-Reyes A, Dobson ADW, Folch-Mallol JL. Characterization of lignocellulolytic activities from fungi isolated from the deep-sea sponge Stelletta normani. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0173750. [PMID: 28339473 PMCID: PMC5365110 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Extreme habitats have usually been regarded as a source of microorganisms that possess robust proteins that help enable them to survive in such harsh conditions. The deep sea can be considered an extreme habitat due to low temperatures (<5°C) and high pressure, however marine sponges survive in these habitats. While bacteria derived from deep-sea marine sponges have been studied, much less information is available on fungal biodiversity associated with these sponges. Following screening of fourteen fungi isolated from the deep-sea sponge Stelletta normani sampled at a depth of 751 metres, three halotolerant strains (TS2, TS11 and TS12) were identified which displayed high CMCase and xylanase activities. Molecular based taxonomic approaches identified these strains as Cadophora sp. TS2, Emericellopsis sp. TS11 and Pseudogymnoascus sp. TS 12. These three fungi displayed psychrotolerance and halotolerant growth on CMC and xylan as sole carbon sources, with optimal growth rates at 20°C. They produced CMCase and xylanase activities, which displayed optimal temperature and pH values of between 50-70°C and pH 5-8 respectively, together with good thermostability and halotolerance. In solid-state fermentations TS2, TS11 and TS12 produced CMCases, xylanases and peroxidase/phenol oxidases when grown on corn stover and wheat straw. This is the first time that CMCase, xylanase and peroxidase/phenol oxidase activities have been reported in these three fungal genera isolated from a marine sponge. Given the biochemical characteristics of these ligninolytic enzymes it is likely that they may prove useful in future biomass conversion strategies involving lignocellulosic materials.
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- Ramón Alberto Batista-García
- Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Marine Biotechnology Centre, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Marine Biotechnology Centre, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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Zhou YP, Chen MH, Lu JJ, Kang X, Chen QH, Huang XL, Tian CE. A simple and efficient genetic transformation method of Ganoderma weberianum. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2015; 60:417-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s12223-015-0377-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Production of thermostable hydrolases (cellulases and xylanase) from Thermoascus aurantiacus RCKK: a potential fungus. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2014; 38:787-96. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-014-1320-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Batista-García RA, Balcázar-López E, Miranda-Miranda E, Sánchez-Reyes A, Cuervo-Soto L, Aceves-Zamudio D, Atriztán-Hernández K, Morales-Herrera C, Rodríguez-Hernández R, Folch-Mallol J. Characterization of lignocellulolytic activities from a moderate halophile strain of Aspergillus caesiellus isolated from a sugarcane bagasse fermentation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105893. [PMID: 25162614 PMCID: PMC4146556 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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A moderate halophile and thermotolerant fungal strain was isolated from a sugarcane bagasse fermentation in the presence of 2 M NaCl that was set in the laboratory. This strain was identified by polyphasic criteria as Aspergillus caesiellus. The fungus showed an optimal growth rate in media containing 1 M NaCl at 28°C and could grow in media added with up to 2 M NaCl. This strain was able to grow at 37 and 42°C, with or without NaCl. A. caesiellus H1 produced cellulases, xylanases, manganese peroxidase (MnP) and esterases. No laccase activity was detected in the conditions we tested. The cellulase activity was thermostable, halostable, and no differential expression of cellulases was observed in media with different salt concentrations. However, differential band patterns for cellulase and xylanase activities were detected in zymograms when the fungus was grown in different lignocellulosic substrates such as wheat straw, maize stover, agave fibres, sugarcane bagasse and sawdust. Optimal temperature and pH were similar to other cellulases previously described. These results support the potential of this fungus to degrade lignocellulosic materials and its possible use in biotechnological applications.
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- Ramón Alberto Batista-García
- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Parasitología Veterinaria, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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Bhanja Dey T, Kuhad RC. Upgrading the antioxidant potential of cereals by their fungal fermentation under solid-state cultivation conditions. Lett Appl Microbiol 2014; 59:493-9. [PMID: 24964826 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Revised: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED Solid-state fermentation (SSF) at 30°C for 72 h with four generally recognized as safe (GRAS) filamentous fungi (Aspergillus oryzae NCIM 1212, Aspergillus awamori MTCC No. 548, Rhizopus oligosporus NCIM 1215 and Rhizopus oryzae RCK2012) showed high efficiency for the improvement of water-soluble total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant properties including ABTS(●+) [2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)] and DPPH(●) (2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) scavenging capacities of four whole grain cereals, namely wheat, brown rice, maize and oat. A maximum 14-fold improvement in TPC (11·61 mg gallic acid equivalent g(-1) grain) was observed in A. oryzae fermented wheat, while extract of R. oryzae fermented wheat (ROFW) showed maximum of 6·6-fold and fivefold enhancement of DPPH(●) scavenging property (8·54 μmol Trolox equivalent g(-1) grain) and ABTS(●+) scavenging activity (19·5 μmol Trolox equivalent g(-1) grain), respectively. The study demonstrates that SSF is an efficient method for the improvement of antioxidant potentials of cereals and R. oryzae RCK2012 fermented wheat can be a powerful source of natural antioxidants. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Antioxidant-rich food products are getting popularity day by day. In this study, potential of solid-state fermentation (SSF) has been studied for the improvement of antioxidant potential of different cereals by GRAS micro-organisms. The comparative evaluation of the antioxidant potential of various fungal fermented products derived from whole grain cereals, such as wheat, brown rice, oat and maize, has been carried out. Among these, Rhizopus oryzae RCK2012-fermented wheat was observed as a potent source of natural antioxidants. A diet containing fermented cereals would be useful for the prevention of free radical-mediated diseases.
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- T Bhanja Dey
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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Production of ganoderic acid by Ganoderma lucidum RCKB-2010 and its therapeutic potential. ANN MICROBIOL 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-013-0723-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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He X, Han G, Lin Y, Tian X, Xiang C, Tian Q, Wang F, He Z. Diversity and decomposition potential of endophytes in leaves of a Cinnamomum camphora plantation in China. Ecol Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11284-011-0898-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Diwaniyan S, Sharma KK, Kuhad RC. Laccase from an alkalitolerant basidiomycetes Crinipellis sp. RCK-1: Production optimization by response surface methodology. J Basic Microbiol 2011; 52:397-407. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201100018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Natural occurrence of lethal aspergillosis in the cattle tickRhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus(Acari:Ixodidae). Parasitology 2011; 139:259-63. [DOI: 10.1017/s0031182011001843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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SUMMARYThe purpose of this study was to describe an unreported entomopathogenic fungus that naturally infects the cattle tickRhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus(Acari: Ixodidae). Engorged female ticks, showed symptoms of fungal infection after controlled tick infestation of cattle. Infected ticks developed a distinctive dark colour, a pale mould grew over the cuticle and the ticks eventually died covered with fungal conidiophores. The responsible fungus was isolated and cultured on mycological medium and submitted to microscopic morphology, biochemical phenotyping and 18S rRNA ribotyping analyses, which identified it as aflatoxin-producingAspergillus flavus. Spores from the cultured fungus were experimentally sprayed over healthy engorged female ticks, obtaining an 80% prevalence of experimental infection of healthy ticks and their egg masses, the larval progeny after incubation under laboratory conditions was also infected. These results demonstrate thatA. flavusis the causative agent of the natural fungal disease of the cattle tickR. microplusdescribed here.
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Han G, Feng X, Jia Y, Wang C, He X, Zhou Q, Tian X. Isolation and evaluation of terrestrial fungi with algicidal ability from Zijin Mountain, Nanjing, China. J Microbiol 2011; 49:562-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s12275-011-0496-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2010] [Accepted: 03/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Deswal D, Khasa YP, Kuhad RC. Optimization of cellulase production by a brown rot fungus Fomitopsis sp. RCK2010 under solid state fermentation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2011; 102:6065-6072. [PMID: 21470856 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Revised: 03/10/2011] [Accepted: 03/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Culture conditions for enhanced cellulase production from a newly isolated brown rot fungus, Fomitopsis sp. RCK2010 were optimized under solid state fermentation. An initial pH of 5.5 and moisture ratio of 1:3.5 (solid:liquid) were found to be optimal for maximum enzyme production. Of the different carbon sources tested wheat bran gave the maximum production of CMCase (71.526 IU/g), FPase (3.268 IU/g), and β-glucosidase (50.696 IU/g). Among the nitrogen sources, urea caused maximum production of CMCase (81.832 IU/g), where as casein and soyabean meal gave the highest FPase (4.682 IU/g) and β-glucosidase (69.083 IU/g) production, respectively. Among amino acids tested glutamic acid gave the highest production for CMCase (84.127I U/g); however 4-hydroxy-l-proline stimulated maximum FPase production (6.762 IU/g). Saccharification of pretreated rice straw and wheat straw by crude enzyme extract from Fomitopsis sp. RCK2010 resulted in release of 157.160 and 214.044 mg/g of reducing sugar, respectively.
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- Deepa Deswal
- Lignocellulose Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110 021, India
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Sharma KK, Kuhad RC. Genetic transformation of lignin degrading fungi facilitated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. BMC Biotechnol 2010; 10:67. [PMID: 20836896 PMCID: PMC2944332 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-10-67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background White-rot fungi are primarily the major degraders of lignin, a major obstacle for commercial exploitation of plant byproducts to produce bioethanol and other industrially important products. However, to improve their efficacy for lignin degradation, it has become necessary to genetically modify these organisms using appropriate vectors. Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a soil phytopathogenic bacterium, generally transforms plants by delivering a portion of the resident Ti- plasmid, the T-DNA (transfer DNA). The trans-Kingdom gene transfer is initiated by the activity of Ti-plasmid encoded vir (virulence) genes in response to low-molecular-mass phenolic compounds such as acetosyringone. A. tumefaciens played a major role in plant genetic engineering and basic research in molecular biology, accounting for nearly 80% of the transgenic plants produced so far. Initially, it was believed that only dicotyledons, gymnosperms and a few monocotyledonous species could be transformed by this bacterium; but recent reports have totally changed this scenario by demonstrating that many 'recalcitrant' species not included in its natural host range can also be transformed, especially filamentous fungi. Results This paper describes an efficient and convenient Agrobacterium-mediated gene transformation system for successful delivery of T-DNA, carrying the genes coding for β-glucuronidase (uidA), green fluorescent protein (gfp) and hygromycin phosphotransferase (hpt) to the nuclear genome of lignin degrading white-rot fungi such as Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Ganoderma sp. RCKK-02, Pycnoporous cinnabarinus, Crinipellis sp. RCK-1, Pleurotus sajor-caju and fungal isolate BHR-UDSC without supplementation of acetosyringone. The fungal transformants were confirmed by PCR and Southern hybridization. The expression vector pCAMBIA 1304-RCKK was constructed by the addition of GPD promoter from plasmid p416 to the binary vector backbone pCAMBIA1304, which controls uidA and gfp gene. Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) analysis revealed the attachment of bacterial cells to the fungal hyphae. Transformation frequency varied from 50 to 75% depending on the fungal species used in this study. The transformation efficiency was maximum at 20°C whereas no transfer was observed at temperature above 29°C. Conclusion These findings provide a rapid and reproducible transformation method without external addition of acetosyringone, which could be useful for improving white-rot fungi for their various biotechnological applications.
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- Krishna K Sharma
- Lignocellulose Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, India
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Larpin S, Mondoloni C, Goerges S, Vernoux JP, Guéguen M, Desmasures N. Geotrichum candidum dominates in yeast population dynamics in Livarot, a French red-smear cheese. FEMS Yeast Res 2007; 6:1243-53. [PMID: 17156021 DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2006.00127.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The diversity and dynamics of yeast populations in four batches of Livarot cheese at three points of ripening were determined. Nine different species were identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and/or sequencing, and each batch had its own unique yeast community. A real-time PCR method was developed to quantify the four main yeast species: Debaryomyces hansenii, Geotrichum candidum, Kluyveromyces sp. and Yarrowia lipolytica. Culture and molecular approaches showed that G. candidum was the dominant yeast in Livarot cheese. When D. hansenii was added as a commercial strain, it codominated with G. candidum. Kluyveromyces lactis was present only at the start of ripening. Yarrowia lipolytica appeared primarily at the end of ripening. We propose a scheme for the roles and dynamics of the principal Livarot yeasts.
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- Sandra Larpin
- Laboratoire de Microbiologie Alimentaire, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie Caen cedex, France
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Rudenko N, Golovchenko M, Nemec J, Volkaert J, Mallátová N, Grubhoffer L. Improved method of detection and molecular typing of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in clinical samples by polymerase chain reaction without DNA purification. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2005; 50:31-9. [PMID: 15954531 DOI: 10.1007/bf02931291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A simple assay by polymerase chain reaction was used for the of detection of Borrelia burgdorferi, causative agent of Lyme borreliosis (LB). It involves no DNA purification and is based on the amplification of a specific region of ospA gene of B. burgdorferi, followed by direct detection of the PCR product with SYBR Green I by agarose gel electrophoresis. The method was used to analyze samples from patients with LB diagnosis, with presumable infection with the LB spirochete, those with unclear clinical symptoms and after the course of an antibiotic treatment. Spirochetal DNA was detected by PCR even in contaminated samples in which B. burgdorferi was overgrown by fungi and other bacteria. Spirochetal DNA was detected and borrelia species was identified in cerebrospinal fluid of two patients hospitalized with the diagnosis "fever of unknown origin". Western blot and ELISA were negative in both cases. Total analysis of 94 samples from the hospital in Ceské Budejovice (South Bohemia, Czechia) showed infection with B. burgdorferi sensu stricto in 11% and B. garinii in 15% of cases. The highest prevalence was found for B. afzelii (43%). Co-infection was confirmed in 24 % of the analyzed symplex; 7% of samples that were B. burgdorferi sensu lato positive gave no results in DNA amplification with B. burgdorferi sensu stricto-, B. garinii- and B. afzelii-specific primers. The proposed reliable, rapid, unexpensive and specific technique could form the basis of laboratory tests for routine detection and identification of Lyme-disease spirochete in different samples.
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- N Rudenko
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, 370 05 Ceské Budejovice, Czechia.
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Vasdev K, Dhawan S, Kapoor RK, Kuhad RC. Biochemical characterization and molecular evidence of a laccase from the bird’s nest fungus Cyathus bulleri. Fungal Genet Biol 2005; 42:684-93. [PMID: 15941663 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2005.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2004] [Revised: 03/17/2005] [Accepted: 03/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cyathus bulleri, a bird's nest fungus, known to decolorize polymeric dye Poly R-478, was found to produce 8 U ml(-1) of laccase in malt extract broth. Laccase activity appeared as a single band on non-denaturing gel. Laccase was purified to homogeneity by anion exchange chromatography and gel filtration. The enzyme was a monomer with an apparent molecular mass of 60 kD, pI of 3.7 and was stable in the pH range of 2-6 with an optimum pH of 5.2. The optimal reaction temperature was 45 degrees C and the enzyme lost its activity above 70 degrees C. Enzyme could oxidize a broad range of various phenolic substrates. K(m) values for ABTS, 2,6-dimethoxyphenol, guaiacol, and ferulic acid were found to be 48.6, 56, 22, and 14 mM while K(cat) values were 204, 180, 95.6, and 5.2, respectively. It was completely inhibited by KCN, NaN(3), beta-mercaptoethanol, HgCl(2), and SDS, while EDTA had no effect on enzyme activity. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of C. bulleri laccase showed close homology to N-terminal sequences of laccase from other white-rot fungi. A 150 bp gene sequence encoding copper-binding domains I and II was most similar to the sequence encoding a laccase from Pycnoporus cinnabarinus with 74.8% level of similarity.
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- Kavita Vasdev
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India
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