Yeast populations on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa

Yeast populations found on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa showed very little diversity at the genus and species level. Of 62 isolates, 87% were Cryptococcus laurentii, 5%Candida humicola, 3%Candida curvata, 1.5%Candida membranaefaciens, 1.5%Rhodotorula minuta and 1.5%Rhodotorula ru...

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Main Authors: Hong, Li, Veenendaal, E., Ab Shukor, Nor Aini, Cobbinah, J. R., Leifert, Carlo
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1995
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author Hong, Li
Veenendaal, E.
Ab Shukor, Nor Aini
Cobbinah, J. R.
Leifert, Carlo
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Veenendaal, E.
Ab Shukor, Nor Aini
Cobbinah, J. R.
Leifert, Carlo
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description Yeast populations found on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa showed very little diversity at the genus and species level. Of 62 isolates, 87% were Cryptococcus laurentii, 5%Candida humicola, 3%Candida curvata, 1.5%Candida membranaefaciens, 1.5%Rhodotorula minuta and 1.5%Rhodotorula rubra. Approximately half of the Crypt. laurentii strains had unusual metabolic profiles when compared with the Crypt. laurentii strains in the profile library of the APILAB yeast identification software. All isolated strains were non-pathogenic and did not show antagonism against Botrytis cinerea in an in vitro plate assay. However, three strains of Crypt. laurentii suppressed disease development of B. cinerea in a leaf disk bio-assay. This indicates that protection of leaves against opportunistic fungal diseases may be part of the ecological function of Crypt. laurentii populations on Milicia leaves and the potential of this yeast species for biological control.
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spelling upm-390242015-07-07T02:55:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39024/ Yeast populations on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa Hong, Li Veenendaal, E. Ab Shukor, Nor Aini Cobbinah, J. R. Leifert, Carlo Yeast populations found on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa showed very little diversity at the genus and species level. Of 62 isolates, 87% were Cryptococcus laurentii, 5%Candida humicola, 3%Candida curvata, 1.5%Candida membranaefaciens, 1.5%Rhodotorula minuta and 1.5%Rhodotorula rubra. Approximately half of the Crypt. laurentii strains had unusual metabolic profiles when compared with the Crypt. laurentii strains in the profile library of the APILAB yeast identification software. All isolated strains were non-pathogenic and did not show antagonism against Botrytis cinerea in an in vitro plate assay. However, three strains of Crypt. laurentii suppressed disease development of B. cinerea in a leaf disk bio-assay. This indicates that protection of leaves against opportunistic fungal diseases may be part of the ecological function of Crypt. laurentii populations on Milicia leaves and the potential of this yeast species for biological control. Wiley 1995-11-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39024/1/Yeast%20population%20on%20the%20tropical%20timber%20tree%20species.pdf Hong, Li and Veenendaal, E. and Ab Shukor, Nor Aini and Cobbinah, J. R. and Leifert, Carlo (1995) Yeast populations on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 21 (5). pp. 322-326. ISSN 0266-8254; ESSN: 1472-765X
spellingShingle Hong, Li
Veenendaal, E.
Ab Shukor, Nor Aini
Cobbinah, J. R.
Leifert, Carlo
Yeast populations on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa
title Yeast populations on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa
title_full Yeast populations on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa
title_fullStr Yeast populations on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa
title_full_unstemmed Yeast populations on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa
title_short Yeast populations on the tropical timber tree species Milicia excelsa
title_sort yeast populations on the tropical timber tree species milicia excelsa
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39024/
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