We have isolated major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II beta loci from the little greenbul (Andropadus virens), an African songbird. We utilized preexisting information about conserved regions of the avian MHC to design primers to amplify a pool of sequences representing multiple loci. From this pool, a unique locus spanning 1109 bp that we designate as Anvi-DAB1 was cloned and sequenc...

A variety of natural products and synthetic molecules cause mitotic arrest by interfering with microtubule function, and a few molecules of this mechanistic class are anticancer drugs. The ustiloxin and phomopsin families of natural products (Scheme 1) are potent microtubule depolymerizers isolated from the fungus species Ustilaginoidea virens and Phomopsis leptostromiformis, respectively. Memb...

objective: the genus trichoderma comprises a great number of fungal strains that act as biological control agents, the antagonistic properties of which are based on the activation of multiple mechanisms. methods: trichoderma strains exert biocontrol against fungal phytopathogens either indirectly, by competing for nutrients and space, modifying the environmental conditions, or promoting plant g...

The persistence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marine sediments may be influenced by benthic invertebrate bioturbation. Through processes such as deposit-feeding and enhancement of microbial metabolic activity PAHs may be remobilized from the sediment compartment, and either transferred to organisms at higher trophic levels or to the overlying water column, both processes inevita...

A total of 75 isolates belonging to five different species of Trichoderma viz., T. asperellum, T. harzianum, T. longibrachiatum, T. pseudokoningii and T. virens were screened for the production of silver nanoparticles. Although all the isolates produced nanoparticles, T. virens VN-11 could produce maximum nanoparticles as evident from the UV-Vis study. The highest Plasmon band was observed at 4...

Classical models of population dynamics predict that with increasing initial population densities the per capita growth will diminish. Observations over a broad range of initial densities with a wild-type and a genetically engineered strain of the filamentous fungus, Trichoderma virens (Arx), in soil and autoclaved soil differed from these predictions. The per capita growth response of T. viren...

Even though beta-1,6-glucanases have been purified from several filamentous fungi, the physiological function has not been conclusively established for any species. In the present study, the role of Tvbgn3, a beta-1,6-glucanase from Trichoderma virens, was examined by comparison of wild-type (WT) and transformant strains in which Tvbgn3 was disrupted (GKO) or constitutively overexpressed (GOE)....

The persistence of asexual reproduction in many taxa depends on a balance between the origin of new asexual lineages and the extinction of old ones. This turnover determines the diversity of extant asexual populations and so influences the interaction between sexual and asexual modes of reproduction. Species with mixed reproduction, like the freshwater ostracod (Crustacea) morphospecies Eucypri...

Studies were undertaken to determine the comparative efficacy of native biocontrol agents viz., Pseudomonas fluorescens isolate PS-4, Trichoderma harzianum isolate TH-H-3 and T. virens isolate TV-K-3 @ 5X10 cfu/g talc; organic amendments viz., neem seed powder @ 250 mg/kg soil and farmyard manure @ 8 1500 mg/kg soil; carbofuran @ 33.4 mg/kg soil, topsin-M @ 1.4 mg/kg soil and bavistin @ 2.0 mg/...