Production of prodigiosin and chitinases by tropical Serratia marcescens strains with potential to control plant pathogens

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 145-153

  Gutiérrez Román, Martha Ingrid ^a   Holguín Meléndez, Francisco ^a   Bello Mendoza, Ricardo ^a   Guillén Navarro, Karina ^a   Dunn, Michael F ^b   Huerta Palacios, Graciela ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b Center for Genomic Sciences of UNAM   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biological control agents; Chitinases; Fatty acids; Prodigiosin; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CASTOR BEANS; CHITINASES; COLLETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPORIOIDES; CONIDIAL GERMINATION; CONTROL PLANTS; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; IN-VITRO; INITIAL DENSITY; INITIAL PH; INOCULUM DENSITY; LURIA-BERTANI MEDIUMS; ME-XICO; METABOLITE PRODUCTION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; PRODIGIOSIN; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TROPICAL CLIMATES; TROPICAL REGIONS;

BIOCONTROL; CULTIVATION; FATTY ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; TROPICS;

OILSEEDS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; CHITINASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); PRODIGIOSIN; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARICA; COLLETOTRICHUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; FRUIT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MANGIFERA; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TROPIC CLIMATE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS; CARICA; CHITINASE; COLLETOTRICHUM; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA GYRASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FRUIT; GENES, BACTERIAL; MANGIFERA; MEXICO; PLANT DISEASES; PRODIGIOSIN; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; COLLETOTRICHUM; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; GLYCINE MAX; LURIA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 84655169737     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0803-6     Document Type: Article

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