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Sensitivity of different Zygomycetes to the Penicillium chrysogenum antifungal protein (PAF)
Author(s) -
Galgóczy László,
Papp Tamás,
Leiter Éva,
Marx Florentine,
Pócsi István,
Vágvölgyi Csaba
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.200410512
Subject(s) - penicillium chrysogenum , rhizopus , mucor , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , penicillium , hypha , antifungal , botany , food science , fermentation
The effects of the Penicillium. chrysogenum low molecular mass antifungal protein (PAF) on selected fungal species belonging in the Zygomycetes were investigated. A total of 21 fungal isolates from 15 different genera ( Absidia, Actinomucor, Cokeromyces, Gilbertella, Micromucor, Mortierella, Mucor, Mycotypha, Rhizomucor, Rhizopus, Saksenaea, Syncephalastrum, Thamnostylum, Umbelopsis and Zygorhynchus ) were tested. The inhibitory potentials of PAF at 50 µg ml –1 on the germination of the sporangiospores and at 6.25–50 µg ml –1 on the hyphal extension were examined on different culture media. From among the fungi regarded as opportunistic human and/or animal pathogens, PAF exhibited inhibitory effects against Absidia , Mortierella , Rhizomucor and Rhizopus species. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)