ANTIFUNGAL EFFECT OF A HETEROTROPHIC NITRIFIER ALCALIGENES-FAECALIS

Authors
HONDA N HIRAI M ANO T SHODA M
Citation
N. Honda et al., ANTIFUNGAL EFFECT OF A HETEROTROPHIC NITRIFIER ALCALIGENES-FAECALIS, Biotechnology letters, 20(7), 1998, pp. 703-705
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01415492
Volume
20
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Pages
703 - 705
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-5492(1998)20:7<703:AEOAHN>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Alcaligenes faecalis suppressed the growth of 11 strains of fungal pla nt pathogens in vitro. When it was cultivated on a synthetic medium co ntaining (NH4)(2)SO4 as the sole nitrogen source, NH2OH, NO2- and NO3- were produced, indicating that heterotrophic nitrification was occurr ing. The suppressive effect of A. faecalis on plant pathogens was due to its NH2OH produced.