Open AccessRandomly amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting identifies subgroups of Trichoderma viride and other Trichoderma sp. capable of chestnut blight biocontrol
Author(s) -
ArisanAtac Inci,
Heidenreich Erich,
Kubicek Christian P
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07426.x
Subject(s) - cryphonectria , hypocrea , biology , chestnut blight , trichoderma viride , trichoderma , rapd , blight , microbiology and biotechnology , dna profiling , trichoderma harzianum , botany , fungus , biological pest control , dna , virulence , genetics , gene , genetic diversity , cellulose , population , biochemistry , demography , sociology , trichoderma reesei , cellulase
Eleven strains of Trichoderma viride , 2 strains of the putative teleomorph Hypocrea rufa and 9 of several other Trichoderma sp. were characterized by random polymorphic DNA amplification (RAPD) fingerprinting and screened for their ability to antagonize growth of European strains of the chestnut blight causing fungus Cryphonectria parasitica , using a dual‐culture assay. The best strains were found in the species T. harzianum, T. parceramosum , a distinguishable subgroup of T. viride and a not named Trichoderma sp. The successful application of these strains against chestnut blight in vivo is demonstrated.