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Dwyer K, Bentley IS, Fitzpatrick DA, Saleh AA, Tighe E, McGleenan E, Gaffney D, Walsh G. Recombinant production, characterization and industrial application testing of a novel acidic exo/endo-chitinase from Rasamsonia emersonii. Extremophiles 2023; 27:10. [PMID: 37071215 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-023-01293-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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An acid-active exo/endo-chitinase; comprising a GH18 catalytic domain and substrate insertion domain; originating from the thermophilic filamentous fungus Rasamsonia emersonii, was expressed in Pichia pastoris. In silico analysis including phylogenetic analysis, and recombinant production, purification, biochemical characterisation, and industrial application testing, was carried out. The expressed protein was identified by SDS-PAGE as a smear from 56.3 to 125.1 kDa, which sharpens into bands at 46.0 kDa, 48.4 kDa and a smear above 60 kDa when treated with PNGase F. The acid-active chitinase was primarily a chitobiosidase but displayed some endo-chitinase and acetyl-glucosamidase activity. The enzyme was optimally active at 50 °C, and markedly low pH of 2.8. As far as the authors are aware, this is the lowest pH optima reported for any fungal chitinase. The acid-active chitinase likely plays a role in chitin degradation for cell uptake in its native environment, perhaps in conjunction with a chitin deacetylase. Comparative studies with other R. emersonii chitinases indicate that they may play a synergistic role in this. The acid-active chitinase displayed some efficacy against non-treated substrates; fungal chitin and chitin from shrimp. Thus, it may be suited to industrial chitin hydrolysis reactions for extraction of glucosamine and chitobiose at low pH.
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- Kelly Dwyer
- MBio Labs at Monaghan Mushrooms Ireland Ultd, Tyholland, Monaghan, Ireland.
- Chemical Sciences Department, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland.
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- MBio Labs at Monaghan Mushrooms Ireland Ultd, Tyholland, Monaghan, Ireland
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- MBio Labs at Monaghan Mushrooms Ireland Ultd, Tyholland, Monaghan, Ireland
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- MBio Labs at Monaghan Mushrooms Ireland Ultd, Tyholland, Monaghan, Ireland
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- MBio Labs at Monaghan Mushrooms Ireland Ultd, Tyholland, Monaghan, Ireland
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- MBio Labs at Monaghan Mushrooms Ireland Ultd, Tyholland, Monaghan, Ireland
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- Chemical Sciences Department, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland.
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Recombinant production and characterisation of two chitinases from Rasamsonia emersonii, and assessment of their potential industrial applicability. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:7769-7783. [PMID: 34581845 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11578-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Rasamsonia emersonii (previously Talaromyces emersonii) is a thermophilic filamentous fungus displaying optimum growth at 45 °C. It has a history of use in commercial food enzyme production. Its unfractionated chitinolytic secretome was partially characterised in the early 1990s; however, no individual chitinase from this source has been described in literature previously. This study describes two GH18 chitinases originating from the R. emersonii genome, expressed in the methylotrophic yeast P. pastoris. Chit1 comprises of a GH18 catalytic domain and Chit2 comprises of a GH18 catalytic domain and a chitin-binding motif at the C-terminal. The chitinases were expressed as glycoproteins. The apparent molecular weight of Chit1 was 35.8-42.1 kDa with a smearing tail associated with glyco-sidechains visible up to 72.2 kDa. This became two bands of 30.8 and 29.0 kDa upon de-glycosylation. The apparent molecular weight of Chit2 was 50.4 kDa, reducing to 48.2 kDa upon de-glycosylation. Both chitinases displayed endo-chitinase and chitobiosidase activity, temperature optima of 50-55 °C and low pH optima (pH 4.5 or lower); Chit1 displayed a pH optimum of 3.5, retaining > 60% maximum activity at pH 2.2, a pH range lower than most enzymes of fungal origin. Chit2 displayed the highest chitin-degrading ability at 3456 µmol/mg on 4-NP-triacetylchitotriose, but lost activity faster than Chit1, which displayed 403 µmol/mg on the same substrate. The predicted D values (time required to reduce the enzyme activity to 10% of its original value at 50 °C) were 19.2 and 2.3 days for Chit1 and Chit2, respectively. Thus, Chit1 can be considered one of few hyperthermostable chitinase enzymes described in literature to date. Their physicochemical properties render these chitinases likely suitable for shrimp chitin processing including one-step chitin hydrolysis and alternative sustainable protein processing and the attractive emerging application of mushroom food waste valorisation.Key points• Two GH18 chitinases originating from the industrially relevant thermophilic fungus R. emersonii were cloned and expressed in P. pastoris.• The purified recombinant chitinases showed low pH and high temperature optima and appreciable thermostability at industrially relevant temperatures.• The chitinases displayed characteristics that indicate their likely suitability to several industrial applications including sustainable alternative protein processing, food waste valorisation of commercial mushroom production and one-step shrimp chitin processing.
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Phylogeny and Optimization of Trichoderma harzianum for Chitinase Production: Evaluation of Their Antifungal Behaviour against the Prominent Soil Borne Phyto-Pathogens of Temperate India. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9091962. [PMID: 34576858 PMCID: PMC8471080 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9091962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Trichoderma is the most commonly used fungal biocontrol agent throughout the world. In the present study, various Trichoderma isolates were isolated from different vegetable fields. In the isolated microflora, the colony edges varied from wavy to smooth. The mycelial forms were predominantly floccose with hyaline color and conidiophores among all the strains were highly branched. Based on morphological attributes, all the isolates were identified as Trichoderma harzianum. The molecular identification using multilocus sequencing ITS, rpb2 and tef1α, genes further confirmed the morphological identification. The average chitinase activity varied from 1.13 units/mL to 3.38 units/mL among the various isolates, which increased linearly with temperature from 15 to 30 °C. There was an amplified production in the chitinase production in the presence of Mg+ and Ca2+ and Na+ metal ions, but the presence of certain ions was found to cause the down-regulated chitinase activity, i.e., Zn2+, Hg2+, Fe2+, Ag+ and K+. All the chitinase producing Trichoderma isolates inhibited the growth of tested pathogens viz., Dematophora necatrix, Fusarium solani, Fusarium oxysporum and Pythium aphanidermatum at 25% culture-free filtrate concentration under in vitro conditions. Also, under in vivo conditions, the lowest wilt incidence and highest disease control on Fusarium oxysporum was observed in isolate BT4 with mean wilt incidence and disease control of 21% and 48%, respectively. The Trichoderma harzianum identified in this study will be further used in formulation development for the management of diseases under field conditions.
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da Costa AC, de Miranda RF, Costa FA, Ulhoa CJ. Potential of Trichoderma piluliferum as a biocontrol agent of Colletotrichum musae in banana fruits. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2021.102028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ghasemi S, Safaie N, Shahbazi S, Shams-Bakhsh M, Askari H. The Role of Cell Wall Degrading Enzymes in Antagonistic Traits of Trichoderma virens Against Rhizoctonia solani. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 18:e2333. [PMID: 34056015 PMCID: PMC8148636 DOI: 10.30498/ijb.2020.2333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background: High antagonistic ability of different Trichoderma species against a diverse range of plant pathogenic fungi has led them to be used as a biological fungicide in agriculture. They can also promote plant growth, fertility, resistance to stress, and absorption of nutrients. They are also opportunistic and symbiotic pathogens, which can lead to the activation of plant defense mechanisms. Objectives: The aim of this present study was to investigate possible enhancement of lytic enzymes production and biocontrol activity of T. virens against Rhizoctonia solani through gamma radiation and to find the relationship between changes in lytic enzyme production and antagonistic activity of T. virens. Material and Methods: Dual culture conditions were used to evaluate the antagonistic effect of T. virens and its gamma mutants against R. solani. Then, their chitinase and cellulase activities were measured. For more detailed investigation of enzymes, densitometry pattern of the proteins was extracted from the T. virens wild-type and its mutants were obtained via SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Results: The mutant T.vi M8, T. virens wild-type and mutant T.vi M20 strains showed the maximum antagonistic effects
against the pathogen, respectively. Data showed that the mutant T. vi M8 reduced the growth of R. solani by 58 %.
The mutants revealed significantly different (p<0.05) protein contents, chitinase and cellulase production (mg.mL-1)
and activity (U.mL-1) compared to the wild-type strain. The highest extracellular protein production in the supernatant
of chitinase and cellulase TFM was observed for the T.vi M11 and T.vi M17 strains, respectively. The T.vi M12 and wild-type
strains secreted chitinase and cellulase significantly more than other strains did. Densitometry of SDS-PAGE gel bands
indicated that both the amount and diversity of chitinase related proteins in the selected mutant (T. vi M8) were far
higher than those of the wild-type. The diversity of molecular weight of proteins extracted from the T. virens
M8 (20 proteins or bands) was very high compared to the wild-type (10 proteins) and mutant T.vi M15 (2 proteins). Conclusions: Overall, there was a strong link between the diversity of various chitinase proteins and the antagonistic properties of the mutant M8.
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- Soleiman Ghasemi
- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI), Atomic Energy organization of Iran (AEOI), Alborz, Iran
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI), Atomic Energy organization of Iran (AEOI), Alborz, Iran
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Loc NH, Huy ND, Quang HT, Lan TT, Thu Ha TT. Characterisation and antifungal activity of extracellular chitinase from a biocontrol fungus, Trichoderma asperellum PQ34. Mycology 2019; 11:38-48. [PMID: 32128280 PMCID: PMC7033689 DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2019.1703839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Trichoderma species were known as biological control agents against phytopathogenic fungi because they produce a variety of chitinases. Chitinases are hydrolytic enzymes that break down glycosidic bonds in chitin, a major component of the cell walls of fungi. The present study shows that extracellular chitinase activity reached a maximum value of approximately 22 U/mL after 96 h of T. asperellum PQ34 strain culture. The optimal temperature and pH of enzyme are 40°C and 7, respectively, whereas the thermal and pH stability range from 25°C to 50°C and 4 to 10, respectively. Chitinase at 60 U/mL inhibited nearly completely in vitro growth of Colletotrichum sp. (about 95%) and Sclerotium rolfsii (about 97%). In peanut plants, 20 U/mL of chitinase significantly reduced the incidence of S. rolfsii infection compared to controls. The fungal infection incidence of seeds before germination and 30 days after germination was only 2.22% and 2.38%, while the control was 13.33% and 17.95%. Besides, chitinase from T. asperellum PQ34 can also prevent anthracnose that is caused by Colletotrichum sp. on both mango and chilli fruits up to 72 h after enzyme pre-treatment at 40 U/mL. In mango and chilli fruits infected with anthracnose, 40 U/mL dose of chitinase inhibited the growth of fungi after 96 h of treatment, the diameter of lesion was only 0.88 cm for mango and 1.45 cm for chilli, while the control was 1.67 cm and 2.85 cm, respectively.
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- Nguyen Hoang Loc
- Institute of Bioactive Compounds and Department of Biotechnology, University of Sciences, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam
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- Department of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam
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- Department of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam
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- Department of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam
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- Department of Plant Protection, University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam
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Silva RN, Monteiro VN, Steindorff AS, Gomes EV, Noronha EF, Ulhoa CJ. Trichoderma/pathogen/plant interaction in pre-harvest food security. Fungal Biol 2019; 123:565-583. [PMID: 31345411 DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2019.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Large losses before crop harvesting are caused by plant pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, oomycetes, fungi, and nematodes. Among these, fungi are the major cause of losses in agriculture worldwide. Plant pathogens are still controlled through application of agrochemicals, causing human disease and impacting environmental and food security. Biological control provides a safe alternative for the control of fungal plant pathogens, because of the ability of biocontrol agents to establish in the ecosystem. Some Trichoderma spp. are considered potential agents in the control of fungal plant diseases. They can interact directly with roots, increasing plant growth, resistance to diseases, and tolerance to abiotic stress. Furthermore, Trichoderma can directly kill fungal plant pathogens by antibiosis, as well as via mycoparasitism strategies. In this review, we will discuss the interactions between Trichoderma/fungal pathogens/plants during the pre-harvest of crops. In addition, we will highlight how these interactions can influence crop production and food security. Finally, we will describe the future of crop production using antimicrobial peptides, plants carrying pathogen-derived resistance, and plantibodies.
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- Roberto N Silva
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Campus of Exact Sciences and Technologies, Campus Henrique Santillo, Anapolis, Goiás State, Brazil
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- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- Department of Biofunctional, Center of Higher Education Morgana Potrich Eireli, Morgana Potrich College, Mineiros, Goiás, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology, Biological Sciences Institute, Campus Samambaia, Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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Mat'at'a M, Galádová H, Varečka L, Šimkovič M. The study of intracellular and secreted high-molecular-mass protease(s) of Trichoderma spp., and their responses to conidiation stimuli. Can J Microbiol 2019; 65:653-667. [PMID: 31059650 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2018-0670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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We continued our study of high-molecular-mass proteases (HMMPs) using several strains of the genus Trichoderma, and other filamentous fungi (Botrytis cinerea, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium culmorum, and Penicillium purpurogenum). We found that five Trichoderma strains secreted HMMPs into the media after induction with bovine serum albumin. Botrytis cinerea and F. culmorum secreted proteases in the absence of inducer, while A. niger or P. purpurogenum did not secrete proteolytic activity (PA). The activity of HMMPs secreted by or intracellularly located in Trichoderma spp. represents the predominant part of cellular PA, according to zymogram patterns. This observation allowed the study of HMMPs' physiological role(s) independent from the secretion. In studying conidiation, we found that illumination significantly stimulated PA in Trichoderma strains. In the T. atroviride IMI 206040 strain, we demonstrated that this stimulation is dependent on the BLR1 and BLR2 receptors. No stimulation of PA was observed when mechanical injury was used as an elicitor of conidiation. Compounds used as inhibitors or activators of conidiation exerted no congruent effects on both PA and conidiation. These results do not favour a direct role of HMMPs in conidiation. Probably, HMMP activity may be involved in the process of the activation of metabolism during vegetative growth, differentiation, and aging-related processes.
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- Matej Mat'at'a
- Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.,Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.,Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.,Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.,Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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Optimization of chitinase production by a new Streptomyces griseorubens C9 isolate using response surface methodology. ANN MICROBIOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-016-1249-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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McKernan K, Spangler J, Helbert Y, Lynch RC, Devitt-Lee A, Zhang L, Orphe W, Warner J, Foss T, Hudalla CJ, Silva M, Smith DR. Metagenomic analysis of medicinal Cannabis samples; pathogenic bacteria, toxigenic fungi, and beneficial microbes grow in culture-based yeast and mold tests. F1000Res 2016; 5:2471. [PMID: 27853518 PMCID: PMC5089129 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.9662.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: The presence of bacteria and fungi in medicinal or recreational
Cannabis poses a potential threat to consumers if those microbes include pathogenic or toxigenic species. This study evaluated two widely used culture-based platforms for total yeast and mold (TYM) testing marketed by 3M Corporation and Biomérieux, in comparison with a quantitative PCR (qPCR) approach marketed by Medicinal Genomics Corporation. Methods: A set of 15 medicinal
Cannabis samples were analyzed using 3M and Biomérieux culture-based platforms and by qPCR to quantify microbial DNA. All samples were then subjected to next-generation sequencing and metagenomics analysis to enumerate the bacteria and fungi present before and after growth on culture-based media. Results: Several pathogenic or toxigenic bacterial and fungal species were identified in proportions of >5% of classified reads on the samples, including
Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Ralstonia pickettii, Salmonella enterica, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Aspergillus ostianus, Aspergillus sydowii, Penicillium citrinum and
Penicillium steckii. Samples subjected to culture showed substantial shifts in the number and diversity of species present, including the failure of
Aspergillus species to grow well on either platform. Substantial growth of
Clostridium botulinum and other bacteria were frequently observed on one or both of the culture-based TYM platforms. The presence of plant growth promoting (beneficial) fungal species further influenced the differential growth of species in the microbiome of each sample. Conclusions: These findings have important implications for the
Cannabis and food safety testing industries.
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- Medicinal Genomics Corporation, Woburn, MA, 01801, USA
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- Medicinal Genomics Corporation, Woburn, MA, 01801, USA
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- Medicinal Genomics Corporation, Woburn, MA, 01801, USA
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- Medicinal Genomics Corporation, Woburn, MA, 01801, USA
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- Medicinal Genomics Corporation, Woburn, MA, 01801, USA
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Kimyon Ö, Ulutürk ZI, Nizalapur S, Lee M, Kutty SK, Beckmann S, Kumar N, Manefield M. N-Acetylglucosamine Inhibits LuxR, LasR and CviR Based Quorum Sensing Regulated Gene Expression Levels. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1313. [PMID: 27602027 PMCID: PMC4993992 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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N-acetyl glucosamine, the monomer of chitin, is an abundant source of carbon and nitrogen in nature as it is the main component and breakdown product of many structural polymers. Some bacteria use N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone (AHL) mediated quorum sensing (QS) to regulate chitinase production in order to catalyze the cleavage of chitin polymers into water soluble N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (NAG) monomers. In this study, the impact of NAG on QS activities of LuxR, LasR, and CviR regulated gene expression was investigated by examining the effect of NAG on QS regulated green fluorescent protein (GFP), violacein and extracellular chitinase expression. It was discovered that NAG inhibits AHL dependent gene transcription in AHL reporter strains within the range of 50-80% reduction at low millimolar concentrations (0.25-5 mM). Evidence is presented supporting a role for both competitive inhibition at the AHL binding site of LuxR type transcriptional regulators and catabolite repression. Further, this study shows that NAG down-regulates CviR induced violacein production while simultaneously up-regulating CviR dependent extracellular enzymes, suggesting that an unknown NAG dependent regulatory component influences phenotype expression. The quorum sensing inhibiting activity of NAG also adds to the list of compounds with known quorum sensing inhibiting activities.
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- Önder Kimyon
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
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Aliabadi N, Aminzadeh S, Karkhane AA, Haghbeen K. Thermostable chitinase from Cohnella sp. A01: isolation and product optimization. Braz J Microbiol 2016; 47:931-940. [PMID: 27528085 PMCID: PMC5052389 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjm.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Twelve bacterial strains isolated from shrimp farming ponds were screened for their growth activity on chitin as the sole carbon source. The highly chitinolytic bacterial strain was detected by qualitative cup plate assay and tentatively identified to be Cohnella sp. A01 based on 16S rDNA sequencing and by matching the key morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics. The cultivation of Cohnella sp. A01 in the suitable liquid medium resulted in the production of high levels of enzyme. The colloidal chitin, peptone, and K2HPO4 represented the best carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus sources, respectively. Enzyme production by Cohnella sp. A01 was optimized by the Taguchi method. Our results demonstrated that inoculation amount and temperature of incubation were the most significant factors influencing chitinase production. From the tested values, the best pH/temperature was obtained at pH 5 and 70°C, with Km and Vmax values of chitinase to be 5.6mg/mL and 0.87μmol/min, respectively. Ag+, Co2+, iodoacetamide, and iodoacetic acid inhibited the enzyme activity, whereas Mn2+, Cu2+, Tweens (20 and 80), Triton X-100, and EDTA increased the same. In addition, the study of the morphological alteration of chitin treated by enzyme by SEM revealed cracks and pores on the chitin surface, indicating a potential application of this enzyme in several industries.
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- Nasrin Aliabadi
- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Department of Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering Group, Tehran, Iran
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- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Department of Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering Group, Tehran, Iran.
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- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Department of Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering Group, Tehran, Iran
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- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Department of Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering Group, Tehran, Iran
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Warda EA, Abeer AAEA, Eman RH, Mahmoud AS, Ahmed IED. Applications of Plackett–Burman and Central Composite Design for the Optimization of Novel Brevundimonas diminuta KT277492 Chitinase Production, Investigation of its Antifungal Activity. BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY 2016; 59. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-4324-2016160245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Mallikharjuna Rao KLN, Siva Raju K, Ravisankar H. Cultural conditions on the production of extracellular enzymes by Trichoderma isolates from tobacco rhizosphere. Braz J Microbiol 2016; 47:25-32. [PMID: 26887223 PMCID: PMC4822759 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjm.2015.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Twelve isolates of Trichoderma spp. isolated from tobacco rhizosphere were evaluated for their ability to produce chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase extracellular hydrolytic enzymes. Isolates ThJt1 and TvHt2, out of 12 isolates, produced maximum activities of chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase, respectively. In vitro production of chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase by isolates ThJt1 and TvHt2 was tested under different cultural conditions. The enzyme activities were significantly influenced by acidic pH and the optimum temperature was 30°C. The chitin and cell walls of Sclerotium rolfsii, as carbon sources, supported the maximum and significantly higher chitinase activity by both isolates. The chitinase activity of isolate ThJt1 was suppressed significantly by fructose (80.28%), followed by glucose (77.42%), whereas the β-1,3-glucanase activity of ThJt1 and both enzymes of isolate TvHt2 were significantly suppressed by fructose, followed by sucrose. Ammonium nitrate as nitrogen source supported the maximum activity of chitinase in both isolates, whereas urea was a poor nitrogen source. Production of both enzymes by the isolates was significantly influenced by the cultural conditions. Thus, the isolates ThJt1 and TvHt2 showed higher levels of chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase activities and were capable of hydrolyzing the mycelium of S. rolfsii infecting tobacco. These organisms can be used therefore for assessment of their synergism in biomass production and biocontrol efficacy and for their field biocontrol ability against S. rolfsii and Pythium aphanidermatum infecting tobacco.
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- Principal Scientist, Biochemistry, CTRI, Rajahmundry, India
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- Senior Scientist, Computer Applications, CTRI, Rajahmundry, India
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Jankiewicz U, Brzezinska MS. Purification, characterization, and gene cloning of a chitinase fromStenotrophomonas maltophiliaN4. J Basic Microbiol 2015; 55:709-17. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201400717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Urszula Jankiewicz
- Department of Biochemistry; Warsaw University of Life Sciences; SGGW Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology; Institute of Ecology and Environmental Protection; Nicolaus Copernicus University; Torun Poland
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Abdeljalil S, Ben Hmad I, Saibi W, Amouri B, Maalej W, Kaaniche M, Koubaa A, Gargouri A. Investigations on hydrolytic activities from Stachybotrys microspora and their use as an alternative in yeast DNA extraction. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2013; 172:1599-611. [PMID: 24241970 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0608-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Stachybotrys microspora is a filamentous fungus characterized by the secretion of multiple hydrolytic activities (cellulolytic and non-cellulolytic enzymes). The production of these biocatalysts was studied under submerged culture using glucose, cellulose, and wheat bran as carbon sources. Endoglucanases, pectinases, xylanases, β-glucanases, chitinases, and proteases were induced on cellulose-based medium and repressed on glucose in both strains with higher amounts produced by the mutant. β-glucosidases were roughly equally produced by both strains under glucose and cellulose conditions. The yield of chitinases, β-glucanases, and proteases produced by Stachybotrys strains was as much higher than the commercialized lysing enzyme called "zymolyase," currently used in yeast DNA extraction. In this context, we showed that S. microspora hydrolases can be successfully applied in the extraction of yeast DNA.
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- Salma Abdeljalil
- Laboratoire de Valorisation de la Biomasse et Production de Protéines chez les Eucaryotes Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax, University of Sfax, Route Sidi Mansour, BP 1177, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia,
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Silva AJD, Gómez-Mendoza DP, Junqueira M, Domont GB, Ximenes Ferreira Filho E, de Sousa MV, Ricart CAO. Blue native-PAGE analysis of Trichoderma harzianum secretome reveals cellulases and hemicellulases working as multienzymatic complexes. Proteomics 2012; 12:2729-38. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Adelson Joel da Silva
- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas,; Departamento de Biologia Celular; Universidade de Brasília; Brasília DF Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas,; Departamento de Biologia Celular; Universidade de Brasília; Brasília DF Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas,; Departamento de Biologia Celular; Universidade de Brasília; Brasília DF Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas,; Departamento de Biologia Celular; Universidade de Brasília; Brasília DF Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica e Química de Proteínas,; Departamento de Biologia Celular; Universidade de Brasília; Brasília DF Brazil
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Balasubramanian N, Thamil Priya V, Gomathinayagam S, Lalithakumari D. Fusant Trichoderma HF9 with enhanced extracellular chitinase and protein content. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683812040035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kumar K, Amaresan N, Bhagat S, Madhuri K, Srivastava RC. Isolation and Characterization of Trichoderma spp. for Antagonistic Activity Against Root Rot and Foliar Pathogens. Indian J Microbiol 2012; 52:137-44. [PMID: 23729873 PMCID: PMC3386440 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-011-0205-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 11/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Trichoderma, soil-borne filamentous fungi, are capable of parasitising several plant pathogenic fungi. Twelve isolates of Trichoderma spp. isolated from different locations of South Andaman were characterized for their cultural, morphological and antagonistic activity against soil borne and foliar borne pathogens. The sequencing of these isolates showed seven different species. The isolates revealed differential reaction patterns against the test pathogens viz., Sclerotium rolfsii, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. capsici. However, the isolates, TND1, TWN1, TWC1, TGD1 and TSD1 were most effective in percentage inhibition of mycelial growth of test pathogens. Significant chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase activities of all Trichoderma isolates has been recorded in growth medium. T. viride was found with highest chitinase whereas T. harzianum was recorded with highest β-1,3-glucanase activities.
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- Krishna Kumar
- Division of Field Crops, Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, 744 105 Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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- Division of Field Crops, Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, 744 105 Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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- Division of Field Crops, Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, 744 105 Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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- Division of Field Crops, Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, 744 105 Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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- Division of Field Crops, Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, 744 105 Andaman and Nicobar Islands India
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Gomaa EZ. Chitinase production by Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus licheniformis: their potential in antifungal biocontrol. J Microbiol 2012; 50:103-11. [PMID: 22367944 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-012-1343-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Thirty bacterial strains were isolated from the rhizosphere of plants collected from Egypt and screened for production of chitinase enzymes. Bacillus thuringiensis NM101-19 and Bacillus licheniformis NM120-17 had the highest chitinolytic activities amongst those investigated. The production of chitinase by B. thuringiensis and B. licheniformis was optimized using colloidal chitin medium amended with 1.5% colloidal chitin, with casein as a nitrogen source, at 30°C after five days of incubation. An enhancement of chitinase production by the two species was observed by addition of sugar substances and dried fungal mats to the colloidal chitin media. The optimal conditions for chitinase activity by B. thuringiensis and B. licheniformis were at 40°C, pH 7.0 and pH 8.0, respectively. Na(+), Mg(2+), Cu(2+), and Ca(2+) caused enhancement of enzyme activities whereas they were markedly inhibited by Zn(2+), Hg(2+), and Ag(+). In vitro, B. thuringiensis and B. licheniformis chitinases had potential for cell wall lysis of many phytopathogenic fungi tested. The addition of B. thuringiensis chitinase was more effective than that of B. licheniformis in increasing the germination of soybean seeds infected with various phytopathogenic fungi.
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- Eman Zakaria Gomaa
- Department of Biological and Geological Sciences, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, 11435, Cairo, Egypt.
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Hadar Y, Papadopoulou KK. Suppressive composts: microbial ecology links between abiotic environments and healthy plants. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2012; 50:133-53. [PMID: 22920558 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-081211-172914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Suppressive compost provides an environment in which plant disease development is reduced, even in the presence of a pathogen and a susceptible host. Despite the numerous positive reports, its practical application is still limited. The main reason for this is the lack of reliable prediction and quality control tools for evaluation of the level and specificity of the suppression effect. Plant disease suppression is the direct result of the activity of consortia of antagonistic microorganisms that naturally recolonize the compost during the cooling phase of the process. Thus, it is imperative to increase the level of understanding of compost microbial ecology and population dynamics. This may lead to the development of an ecological theory for complex ecosystems as well as favor the establishment of hypothesis-driven studies.
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- Yitzhak Hadar
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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Parani K, Shetty GP, Saha BK. Isolation of Serratia marcescens SR1 as a Source of Chitinase Having Potentiality of Using as a Biocontrol Agent. Indian J Microbiol 2011; 51:247-50. [PMID: 22753998 PMCID: PMC3209922 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-011-0065-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2008] [Accepted: 05/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Serratia marcescens, strain SR(1) was isolated from the local soil of a cultivated farm and it was screened as potent strain for chitinase production. Maximum chitinase production (77.3 u Mh(-1) 100(-1)) was observed after 96 h of incubation period with pH 5.5 at 30°C under shake conditions (120 rpm). Compare to still flasks, shake culture with prawn fish colloidal chitin of 0.5% (w/v) concentration, showed a better enzyme yield. Crude enzyme showed antifungal activity against plant pathogens.
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- K. Parani
- Research and Development, Multiplex Biotech Private Limited, Peenya 1st Stage, Bangalore, 560058 India
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- Research and Development, Multiplex Biotech Private Limited, Peenya 1st Stage, Bangalore, 560058 India
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- Research and Development, Multiplex Biotech Private Limited, Peenya 1st Stage, Bangalore, 560058 India
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Chitinolytic enzyme production and genetic improvement of a new isolate belonging to Streptomyces anulatus. ANN MICROBIOL 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-010-0158-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Margolles-Clark E, Harman GE, Penttila M. Enhanced Expression of Endochitinase in Trichoderma harzianum with the cbh1 Promoter of Trichoderma reesei. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 62:2152-5. [PMID: 16535342 PMCID: PMC1388880 DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.6.2152-2155.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Production of extracellular endochitinase could be increased 5-fold in the mycoparasite fungus Trichoderma harzianum by using the cellulase promoter cbh1 of Trichoderma reesei, whereas the total endochitinase activity increased 10-fold. The cbh1 promoter was not expressed on glucose and sucrose in T. harzianum and was induced by sophorose and on cellulase-inducing medium. The endogenous endochitinase gene was expressed at a low basal level on glucose and sucrose. No specific induction by crab shell chitin or sophorose was observed.
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Santi L, Silva WO, Pinto AF, Schrank A, Vainstein MH. Metarhizium anisopliae host–pathogen interaction: differential immunoproteomics reveals proteins involved in the infection process of arthropods. Fungal Biol 2010; 114:312-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2010.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2009] [Revised: 01/05/2010] [Accepted: 01/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Medium optimization for chitinase production from Trichoderma virens using central composite design. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-008-0127-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Saber W, Abd El-Hai K, Ghoneem K. Synergistic effect of Trichoderma and Rhizobium on Both Biocontrol of Chocolate Spot Disease and Induction of Nodulation, Physiological Activities and Productivity of Vicia faba. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.3923/jm.2009.286.300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cao T, Kim YM, Kav NNV, Strelkov SE. A proteomic evaluation of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, causal agent of tan spot of wheat, reveals major differences between virulent and avirulent isolates. Proteomics 2009; 9:1177-96. [PMID: 19206107 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200800475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Pyrenophora tritici-repentis causes tan spot, an important foliar disease of wheat. The fungus produces multiple host-specific toxins, including Ptr ToxB, a chlorosis-inducing protein encoded by the ToxB gene. A homolog of ToxB is also found in avirulent isolates of the fungus. In order to improve understanding of the role of this homolog and evaluate the general pathogenic ability of P. tritici-repentis, we compared the proteomes of avirulent race 4 and virulent race 5 isolates of the pathogen. Western blotting analysis revealed the presence of Ptr ToxB in spore germination and culture fluids of race 5 but not race 4. A comprehensive proteome-level comparison by 2-DE indicated 133 differentially abundant proteins in the secretome (29 proteins) and mycelium (104 proteins) of races 4 and 5, of which 63 were identified by MS/MS. A number of the proteins found to be up-regulated in race 5 have been implicated in microbial virulence in other pathosystems, and included the secreted enzymes alpha-mannosidase and exo-beta-1,3-glucanase, heat-shock and BiP proteins, and various metabolic enzymes. These proteome-level differences suggest a reduced general pathogenic ability in race 4 of P. tritici-repentis, irrespective of toxin production. Such differences may reflect an adaptation to a saprophytic habit.
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- Tiesen Cao
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Han Y, Yang B, Zhang F, Miao X, Li Z. Characterization of antifungal chitinase from marine Streptomyces sp. DA11 associated with South China Sea sponge Craniella australiensis. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2009; 11:132-40. [PMID: 18626709 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-008-9126-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2008] [Accepted: 06/13/2008] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The gene cloning, purification, properties, kinetics, and antifungal activity of chitinase from marine Streptomyces sp. DA11 associated with South China sponge Craniella australiensis were investigated. Alignment analysis of the amino acid sequence deduced from the cloned conserved 451 bp DNA sequence shows the chitinase belongs to ChiC type with 80% similarity to chitinase C precursor from Streptomyces peucetius. Through purification by 80% ammonium sulfate, affinity binding to chitin and diethylaminoethyl-cellulose anion-exchange chromatography, 6.15-fold total purification with a specific activity of 2.95 Umg(-1) was achieved. Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) showed a molecular weight of approximately 34 kDa and antifungal activities were observed against Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans. The optimal pH, temperature, and salinity for chitinase activity were 8.0, 50 degrees C, and 45 g per thousand psu, respectively, which may contribute to special application of this marine microbe-derived chitinase compared with terrestrial chitinases. The chitinase activity was increased by Mn(2+), Cu(2+), and Mg(2+), while strongly inhibited by Fe(2+) and Ba(2+). Meanwhile, SDS, ethyleneglycoltetraacetic acid, urea, and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid were found to have significantly inhibitory effect on chitinase activity. With colloidal chitin as substrates instead of powder chitin, higher V (max) (0.82 mg product/min.mg protein) and lower K (m) (0.019 mg/ml) values were achieved. The sponge's microbial symbiont with chitinase activity may contribute to chitin degradation and antifungal defense. To our knowledge, it was the first time to study sponge-associated microbial chitinase.
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- Yue Han
- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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Han Y, Li Z, Miao X, Zhang F. Statistical optimization of medium components to improve the chitinase activity of Streptomyces sp. Da11 associated with the South China Sea sponge Craniella australiensis. Process Biochem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Tang M, Zhang RQ, Chen H, Zhang HH, Tian ZQ. Induced hydrolytic enzymes of ectomycorrhizal fungi against pathogen Rhizoctonia solani. Biotechnol Lett 2008; 30:1777-82. [PMID: 18574560 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9760-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2008] [Revised: 05/27/2008] [Accepted: 05/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Ming Tang
- College of Forestry, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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Lopes MA, Gomes DS, Bello Koblitz MG, Pirovani CP, Cézar de Mattos Cascardo J, Góes-Neto A, Micheli F. Use of response surface methodology to examine chitinase regulation in the basidiomycete Moniliophthora perniciosa. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 112:399-406. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2007] [Revised: 09/11/2007] [Accepted: 10/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Utilization of various chitinous sources for production of mycolytic enzymes by Pantoea dispersa in bench-top fermenter. Enzyme Microb Technol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2006.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Reyes-ramírez A, Escudero-Abarca B, Aguilar-Uscanga G, Hayward-Jones P, Barboza-Corona JE. Antifungal Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Chitinase and Its Potential for the Biocontrol of Phytopathogenic Fungi in Soybean Seeds. J Food Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.tb10721.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gohel V, Chaudhary T, Vyas P, Chhatpar H. Statistical screenings of medium components for the production of chitinase by the marine isolate Pantoea dispersa. Biochem Eng J 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2005.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mucha J, Dahm H, Strzelczyk E, Werner A. Synthesis of enzymes connected with mycoparasitism by ectomycorrhizal fungi. Arch Microbiol 2006; 185:69-77. [PMID: 16395555 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-005-0068-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2005] [Revised: 10/21/2005] [Accepted: 11/18/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The production of enzymes involved in mycoparasitism by several strains of ectomycorrhizal fungi: Amanita muscaria (16-3), Laccaria laccata (9-12), L. laccata (9-1), Suillus bovinus (15-4), S. bovinus (15-3), S. luteus (14-7) on different substrates such as colloidal chitin, mycelia of Trichoderma harzianum, T. virens and Mucor hiemalis was examined. Chitinases and beta-1,3-glucanases were assayed spectrophotometrically by measuring the amount of reducing sugars releasing from suitable substrate by means of Miller's method. Beta-glucosidases were determined by measuring the amount of p-nitrophenol released from p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside. It was observed that A. muscaria (16-3) and L. laccata (9-12) biosynthesized the highest activity of enzymes in contrast to the strains of S. bovinus and S. luteus. The mycelium of T. harzianum turned out to be the best substrate for the induction of beta-1,3-glucanases and beta-glucosidases for both strains of L. laccata, although the difference in the induction of chitinases in the presence of mycelia of different species of Trichoderma was not indicated.
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- Joanna Mucha
- Laboratory of Root Pathology, Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62-035, Kórnik, Poland.
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Souza RF, Soares RMA, Nascimento RP, Coelho RRR, Gomes RC. Effect of different carbon sources on endochitinase production by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Curr Microbiol 2005; 51:16-21. [PMID: 15971091 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-005-4506-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2004] [Accepted: 12/31/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The present work analyzes the production of endochitinase by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, a phytopathogenic fungus, using six different carbon sources and two pH values. For quantitative assay of endochitinase activity in solution, the synthetic substrate 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-N,N',N"-triacetylchitotrioside was used. The major productions were obtained at pH 7.0 and 9.0, when colloidal chitin and glucose were used, whereas xylose and lactose were not good carbon sources. When testing different concentrations of colloidal chitin, glucose and glucosamine, colloidal chitin 0.5% was the best substrate, giving values of 2.4 U at the fifth day. When using glucose, best production occurred at 0.3% concentration, after 5 days growth, with values of 1.31 U. Endochitinase production was markedly decreased in high levels of glucose and in all glucosamine concentrations tested. SDS-PAGE co-polymerized with glycol-chitin analysis showed three major activity bands of 200, 100, and 95 kDa, when incubated at 50 degrees C.
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- R F Souza
- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes (IMPPG), CCS, Bloco I,Universidade Federal do Rio Janeiro (UFRJ), Ilha do Fundão, 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Andronopoulou E, Vorgias CE. Multiple components and induction mechanism of the chitinolytic system of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus chitonophagus. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2004; 65:694-702. [PMID: 15322771 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1640-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2003] [Revised: 04/22/2004] [Accepted: 04/23/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Thermococcus chitonophagus produces several, cellular and extracellular chitinolytic enzymes following induction with various types of chitin and chitin oligomers, as well as cellulose. Factors affecting the anaerobic culture of this archaeon, such as optimal temperature, agitation speed and type of chitin, were investigated. A series of chitinases, co-isolated with the major, cell membrane-associated endochitinase (Chi70), and a periplasmic chitobiase (Chi90) were subsequently isolated. In addition, a distinct chitinolytic activity was detected in the culture supernatant and partially purified. This enzyme exhibited an apparent molecular mass of 50 kDa (Chi50) and was optimally active at 80 degrees C and pH 6.0. Chi50 was classified as an exochitinase based on its ability to release chitobiose as the exclusive hydrolysis product of colloidal chitin. A multi-component enzymatic apparatus, consisting of an extracellular exochitinase (Chi50), a periplasmic chitobiase (Chi90) and at least one cell-membrane-anchored endochitinase (Chi70), seems to be sufficient for effective synergistic in vivo degradation of chitin. Induction with chitin stimulates the coordinated expression of a combination of chitinolytic enzymes exhibiting different specificities for polymeric chitin and its degradation products. Among all investigated potential inducers and nutrient substrates, colloidal chitin was the strongest inducer of chitinase synthesis, whereas the highest growth rate was obtained following the addition of yeast extract and/or peptone to the minimal, mineralic culture medium in the absence of chitin. In rich medium, chitin monomer acted as a repressor of total chitinolytic activity, indicating the presence of a negative feedback regulatory mechanism. Despite the undisputable fact that the multi-component chitinolytic system of this archaeon is strongly induced by chitin, it is clear that, even in the absence of any chitinous substrates, there is low-level, basal, constitutive production of chitinolytic enzymes, which can be attributed to the presence of traces of chito-oligosaccharides and other structurally related molecules (in the undefined, rich, non-inducing medium) that act as potential inducers of chitinolytic activity. The low, basal and constitutive levels of chitinase gene expression may be sufficient to initiate chitin degradation and to release soluble oligomers, which, in turn, induce chitinase synthesis.
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- Evi Andronopoulou
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis-Zographou, 15701 Athens, Greece
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Nampoothiri K, Baiju T, Sandhya C, Sabu A, Szakacs G, Pandey A. Process optimization for antifungal chitinase production by Trichoderma harzianum. Process Biochem 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0032-9592(03)00282-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Rattanakit N, Plikomol A, Yano S, Wakayama M, Tachiki T. Utilization of shrimp shellfish waste as a substrate for solid-state cultivation of Aspergillus sp. S1-13: Evaluation of a culture based on chitinase formation which is necessary for chitin-assimilation. J Biosci Bioeng 2002; 93:550-6. [PMID: 16233248 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(02)80236-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2001] [Accepted: 03/02/2002] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The utilization of shrimp shellfish waste as a substrate for solid-state cultivation of a filamentous fungus, Aspergillus sp. S1-13, was investigated. The organism was selected from among 220 isolates based on the productivity of its chitinolytic enzyme (chitinase), which might reflect microbial growth. The enzyme was produced only when the organism was grown on medium containing the shellfish waste. The addition of 58-65% water (w/w) to the medium was effective in enhancing production, and a certain amount of enzyme was observed in media of higher water content (up to about 75%). The initial pH and nitrogen source (ammonium sulfate) of the solid-state medium also affected the amount of enzyme. The amount of enzyme increased 2-fold in an optimum solid-state medium: 5 g of shrimp shellfish waste and 3 ml of basal medium (pH 5) containing 0.1% (NH4)2SO4 was inoculated with 4 ml of spore suspension; static cultivation at room temperature. The amount increased further (1.5-fold) when the cultivation was carried out at 37 degrees C, with 1.85 units of the enzyme formed from 1 g of shrimp shellfish waste. An analysis by ion-exchange column chromatography suggested the presence of at least two colloidal chitin-hydrolyzing enzymes and one p-nitrophenyl beta-D-N-acetylglucosaminide-hydrolyzing enzyme in an extract of the solid-state culture. The elution profile was similar to that obtained with a liquid culture filtrate.
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- Nopakarn Rattanakit
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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Ait-Lahsen H, Soler A, Rey M, de La Cruz J, Monte E, Llobell A. An antifungal exo-alpha-1,3-glucanase (AGN13.1) from the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma harzianum. Appl Environ Microbiol 2001; 67:5833-9. [PMID: 11722942 PMCID: PMC93379 DOI: 10.1128/aem.67.12.5833-5839.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Trichoderma harzianum secretes alpha-1,3-glucanases when it is grown on polysaccharides, fungal cell walls, or autoclaved mycelium as a carbon source (simulated antagonistic conditions). We have purified and characterized one of these enzymes, named AGN13.1. The enzyme was monomeric and slightly basic. AGN13.1 was an exo-type alpha-1,3-glucanase and showed lytic and antifungal activity against fungal plant pathogens. Northern and Western analyses indicated that AGN13.1 is induced by conditions that simulated antagonism. We propose that AGN13.1 contributes to the antagonistic response of T. harzianum.
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- H Ait-Lahsen
- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Seville, Spain
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Screen SE, Hu G, St Leger RJ. Transformants of Metarhizium anisopliae sf. anisopliae overexpressing chitinase from Metarhizium anisopliae sf. acridum show early induction of native chitinase but are not altered in pathogenicity to Manduca sexta. J Invertebr Pathol 2001; 78:260-6. [PMID: 12009808 DOI: 10.1006/jipa.2001.5067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Extracellular chitinase activity has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several fungal infections. Following induction with chitin, the insect pathogens Metarhizium anisopliae sf. acridum ARSEF strain 324 and Metarhizium anisopliae sf. anisopliae ARSEF strain 2575 secrete 44-kDa basic and acidic isoforms of endochitinase, respectively. The gene from strain 324 (Chit1) was cloned and inserted into the genome of strain 2575 under the control of Aspergillus regulatory elements such that transgenic 2575 (2575-Chit(+)) expressed CHIT1 in a noninducing medium (i.e., not containing chitin). Isoelectric focusing followed by a zymogram technique revealed that neither wild-type 2575 nor 2575-Chit(+) produced significant amounts of the native 2575 acidic chitinase in a noninducing medium. However, in a chitin-containing medium, 2575-Chit(+) produced the native chitinase earlier than strain 2575, soon after secretion of CHIT1. We hypothesize that this is due to the production of soluble inducers following chitin hydrolysis by CHIT1 and that M. anisopliae uses enzymes expressed at low levels to sense the nature of the polymeric nutrient present in the immediate environment. However, the chitinase overproducers did not show altered virulence to caterpillars (Manduca sexta) compared to the wild-type fungus, suggesting that wild-type levels of chitinase are not limiting for cuticle penetration.
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- S E Screen
- Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
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de la Cruz J, Llobell A. Purification and properties of a basic endo-beta-1,6-glucanase (BGN16.1) from the antagonistic fungus Trichoderma harzianum. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1999; 265:145-51. [PMID: 10491168 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00698.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The antagonistic fungus Trichoderma harzianum CECT 2413 produces at least two extracellular beta-1,6-glucanases, among other hydrolases acting on polysaccharides from fungal cell walls, when grown in chitin as the sole carbon source. We have previously reported on the purification and biochemical characterization of the major activity, which corresponds to an acidic enzyme named BGN16.2 [de la Cruz, J., Pintor-Toro, J.A., Benítez, T. & Llobell, A. (1995) J. Bacteriol. 177, 1864-1871]. In this paper, we report on the purification to electrophoretical homogeneity of BGN16.1, the second beta-1, 6-glucanase enzyme. BGN16.1 was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by adsorption and digestion of pustulan (a beta-1,6-glucan), chromatofocusing and gel-filtration chromatography. BGN16.1 is a non-glycosylated protein with an apparent molecular mass of 51 kDa and a basic isoelectric point (pI 7.4-7.7). The enzyme was active toward substrates containing beta-1,6-glycosidic linkages, including yeast cell walls. The Km was 0.8 mg x mL-1 with pustulan as the substrate. Reaction product analysis by HPLC clearly indicated that BGN16.1 has an endo-hydrolytic mode of action. The probable role of this enzyme in the antagonistic action of T. harzianum is also discussed.
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- J de la Cruz
- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Spain
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Agricultural use of chemical pesticides has polluted the environment and resulted in resistance among the target organisms. The chemical strategies of pest control are dangerous to both the nontarget organisms in natural habitats and human health. Biological control is an attractive less dangerous possibility for controlling plant pathogens.Some methods of biological control are becoming now commercially available against plant parasitic fungi, nematods and insects. Among filamentous fungi many candidates with biocontrol potential can be found. Fungal biocontrol agents are less effective and reliable than the synthetic pesticides therefore their use in the agricultural practice requires genetic improvement.
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- L Manczinger
- Department of Microbiology, Attila József University, Szeged, Hungary
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Hoitink HAJ, Boehm MJ. BIOCONTROL WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES: A Substrate-Dependent Phenomenon. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 1999; 37:427-446. [PMID: 11701830 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.phyto.37.1.427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Broad spectrum biological control of diseases caused by soilborne plant pathogens such as Pythium, Phytophthora, and Rhizoctonia solani requires the introduction into or presence of edaphic sources of organic nutrients in soil for sustenance of biocontrol agents. The decomposition level of organic matter critically affects the composition of bacterial taxa as well as the populations and activities of biocontrol agents. Competition, antibiosis, parasitism, and systemic induced resistance are all affected. Highly stabilized sources of Sphagnum peat consistently fail to support sustained biological control, even when inoculated with biocontrol agents. Composts, on the other hand, can serve as an ideal food base for biocontrol agents and offer an opportunity to introduce and establish specific biocontrol agents into soils, which in turn leads to sustained biological control based on the activities of microbial communities.
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- HAJ Hoitink
- The Ohio State University and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio 44691; e-mail:
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Induction of the Trichoderma harzianum chitinolytic system is triggered by the chitin monomer, N-acetylglucosamine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1017/s0953756298006261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Escott GM, Hearn VM, Adams DJ. Inducible chitinolytic system of Aspergillus fumigatus. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 1998; 144 ( Pt 6):1575-1581. [PMID: 9639928 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-6-1575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Incubation of Aspergillus fumigatus NCPF 2140 in growth medium containing 1% chitin as sole carbon source led to induction of specific extracellular chitinolytic activity of 1.5 mumol GlcNAc released min-1 (mg protein)-1. The effect was repressed by the inclusion of GlcNAc in the medium, indicating regulation by a negative feedback mechanism. Extracellular chitinase activity was inhibited by allosamidin (IC50 0.12 microM). Multiple chitinolytic enzymes were detected on zymograms of extracellular preparations; levels of individual enzymes induced were dependent upon whether cells were incubated with purified colloidal chitin or a crude preparation of crystalline chitin. A major, inducible, 45 kDa chitinase was purified using ammonium sulphate precipitation, chitin affinity chromatography and a novel procedure involving the electroelution of the enzyme from a substrate gel containing glycol chitin. The enzyme is a glycoprotein with endochitinase activity.
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- Gemma M Escott
- Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Deane EE, Whipps JM, Lynch JM, Peberdy JF. The purification and characterization of a Trichoderma harzianum exochitinase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1383:101-10. [PMID: 9546051 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(97)00183-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A chitinolytic enzyme was purified from the culture filtrate of T. harzianum (T198) by precipitation with ammonium sulphate followed by affinity binding to swollen chitin and release with 10% (v/v) acetic acid. The molecular weight of the enzyme was calculated to be 28 and 27.5 kD by gel filtration chromatography and SDS-PAGE, respectively. The isoelectric point of the enzyme was 7.4. The pH optimum for activity was 3.5 and maximum activity was obtained at 50 degrees C. The enzyme displayed activity on a wide array of chitin substrates of more than two N-acetylglucosamine units in length. HPLC analysis of hydrolysis products demonstrated that the enzyme was an exochitinase releasing N-acetylglucosamine only.
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- E E Deane
- Department of Life Science, University of Nottingham, UK
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Techkarnjanaruk S, Pongpattanakitshote S, Goodman AE. Use of a promoterless lacZ gene insertion to investigate chitinase gene expression in the marine bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain S9. Appl Environ Microbiol 1997; 63:2989-96. [PMID: 9251187 PMCID: PMC168598 DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.2989-2996.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Sequence data for genes encoding 16S rRNA indicated that the marine strain previously named Pseudomonas sp. strain S9 would be better identified as a Pseudoalteromonas sp. By use of transposon mutagenesis, a chitinase-negative mutant of S9 with a lacZ reporter gene insertion was isolated. Part of the interrupted gene was cloned and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence had homology to sequences of bacterial chitinases. Expression of the chitinase gene promoter was quantified by measuring the lacZ reporter gene product, beta-galactosidase, beta-Galactosidase production was induced 10-fold by N-acetylglucosamine and 3-fold by chitin in minimal medium. Repression of beta-galactosidase synthesis was observed in rich medium either with or without chitin but was not observed in minimal medium containing glucose. The chitinase gene promoter was induced by starvation and higher-than-ambient levels of carbon dioxide but not by cadmium ion, heat or cold shock, or UV exposure.
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- S Techkarnjanaruk
- School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
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Mahadevan B, Crawford DL. Properties of the chitinase of the antifungal biocontrol agent Streptomyces lydicus WYEC108. Enzyme Microb Technol 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0141-0229(96)00175-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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