alpha-1,3-Glucanases (mutanases) are currently of great interest due to their potential use in the field of dental care. These enzymes have been reported in several bacteria, yeasts and fungi, but up to now, characterization of this family of proteins has been relatively poor. In this study, we identify and characterize a mutanase gene from Trichoderma harzianum CCM F-340. Sequence analysis, on...

in the present study, the diversity of trichoderma spp. was investigated in alkaline pistachio soils at different geographic area in kerman province, iran. a total of 161 trichoderma isolates were obtained and identified at the species level by analysis of their morphological characters and sequence analysis of their internal transcribed spacer regions of the rrna cluster and tef1 genes as phyl...

understanding the function of trichoderma species in the control of phytophthora drechsleri in pistachio orchards is very important.  in this study, the effects of liquid extra-cellular secretions and volatile compounds secreted by 27 isolates of trichoderma harzianum, t. crassum, t. koningii, t.aureoviride, t. asperellum, t. brevicompactum, t.longibrachiatum and t. virens were investigated on ...

Mycoparasitism of fungal plant pathogens by Trichoderma species is a complex process that involves the production and coordinated secretion of cell-wall degrading enzymes. Genes implicated in mycoparasitism by Trichoderma atroviride contain motifs in the promoter region, designated MYRE1-MYRE4, that are proposed to act as binding sites for a global inducer of the mycoparasitic response. The aim...

The antagonistic activities of five biocontrol agents: Trichoderma harzianum, Gliocladium roseum, Bacillus subtilis, Streptomyces noursei and Streptomyces natalensis, were tested in vitro against Colletotrichum acutatum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, the causal agents of anthracnose disease in fruit crops. The microbial antagonists inhibited mycelial growth in the dual culture assay and co...

The antibiotic activity of 70 isolates belonging to the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Alternaria and Trichoderma was tested as preliminary screening. The highest activity was obtained with three Penicillium oxalicum isolates, one Penicillium decumbens isolate and the Trichoderma harzianum isolate. After that, we chose these five isolates in order to carry out other studies with bac...

A green house nursery study was conducted to assess the interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus, Glomus aggregatum and some plant growth promoting rhizomicrooganisms (PGPR's), Bacillus coagulans and Trichoderma harzianum, in soil and their consequent effect on growth, nutrition and content of secondary metabolities of Solanum viarum seedlings. Triple inoculation of G. aggregatum+...