CHARACTERIZATION OF SELECTED ISOLATES OF INDIGENOUS STREPTOMYCES SPECIES AND EVALUATION OF THEIR ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AGAINST SELECTED PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGI

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Getha K
Vikineswary S
Wong W.H
Seki T
Ward A
Goodfellow M

Abstract

Twenty-five representative isolates from a collection of 54 indigenous actinomycetes isolated from coastal resources, were evaluated for inhibition against plant pathogenic fungi in vitro. Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc) race 4 and Rhizoctonia solani exhibited higher resistance to the antifungal effects of the isolates when compared to the other test fungi. Seven isolates with potential pathogen-inhibitory capabilities belonged to the gray colour class of Streptomyces. Isolate g10 with a wide and strong antifungal spectrum against a variety of pathogenic fungi belonged to the Streptomyces violaceusniger cluster. This isolate could be a potential biological control agent.

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K, G., S, V., W.H, W., T, S., A, W., & M, G. (2004). CHARACTERIZATION OF SELECTED ISOLATES OF INDIGENOUS STREPTOMYCES SPECIES AND EVALUATION OF THEIR ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AGAINST SELECTED PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGI. Malaysian Journal of Science, 23(2), 37–47. Retrieved from http://ijie.um.edu.my/index.php/MJS/article/view/8399
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