Diversity in antifungal activity of strains of Chromobacterium violaceum from the Brazilian Amazon

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 783-790

  Barreto, Eriana Serpa ^a,b   Torres, Adalgisa Ribeiro ^a,b   Barreto, Marliton Rocha ^a   Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza Ribeiro ^b,c   Astolfi Filho, Spartaco ^b,d   Hungria, Mariangela ^a,b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b Ministério de Ciência Tecnologia e Inovação Salvador   (Brazil)

^c LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE COMPUTAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Chromobacterium violaceum; Cyanide; Fungicide; Violacein

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CYANIDE; PIGMENT; VIOLACEIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BOTROYODIPLODIA; BRAZIL; CERCOSPORA KIKUCHI; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; COLLETOTRICHUM; CORYNESPORA; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PHOMOPSIS; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SOYBEAN; SUPERNATANT;

ANTIBIOSIS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; BRAZIL; CHITINASE; CHROMOBACTERIUM; CYANIDES; INDOLES; PLANT DISEASES; SOYBEANS;

ASPERGILLUS SP.; CERCOSPORA; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; COLLETOTRICHUM SP.; CORYNESPORA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM SP.; GLYCINE MAX; NEGIBACTERIA; PHOMOPSIS;

EID: 46949086978     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-008-0331-z     Document Type: Article

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