Open AccessThe effects of volatile microbial secondary metabolites on protein synthesis in Serpula lacrymans
Author(s) -
Humphris Sonia N.,
Bruce Alan,
Buultjens Eldridge,
Wheatley Ron E.
Publication year - 2002
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.1574-6968.2002.tb11183.x
Subject(s) - mycelium , trichoderma viride , biology , context (archaeology) , trichoderma , secondary metabolism , botany , population , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , biosynthesis , enzyme , paleontology , demography , sociology
The effects of volatile secondary metabolites produced by Trichoderma pseudokoningii , Trichoderma viride and Trichoderma aureoviride on growth rate and protein synthesis in two Serpula lacrymans isolates were investigated. Mycelial growth was affected to differing degrees, depending on the specific interactive microbial couplet involved. Protein synthesis by both S. lacrymans (Forfar) and S. lacrymans (H28) was affected by the volatile secondary metabolites of T. aureoviride and T. viride , but not by those of T. pseudokoningii . Mycelial growth and the original pattern of protein synthesis resumed when the antagonists were removed. It is probable that volatile secondary metabolites have played an important role during the evolution of microorganisms in the context of community, population and functional dynamics.