บทคัดย่องานวิจัย

Characterization of an epiphytic yeast population of grapefruit capable of suppression of green mold decay caused by Penicillium digitatum.

Droby, S., Lischinski, S., Cohen, L., Weiss, B., Daus, A., Chand-Goyal, T., Eckert, J. W. and Manulis, S.

Biological control : Vol: 16 Issue: 1 Pages: 27-34

1999

บทคัดย่อ

Characterization of an epiphytic yeast population of grapefruit capable of suppression of green mold decay caused by Penicillium digitatum.

An epiphytic yeast population of grapefruit able to grow under high osmotic conditions and a wide range of temperatures was isolated and characterized for its biocontrol activity against green mold decay caused by Penicillium digitatum. Techniques based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and arbitrary primed polymerase chain reaction (ap-PCR), as well as homologies between sequences of the rDNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS) and 5.8S gene, were used to characterize the composition of the yeast population and to determine the genetic relationships among predominant yeast species. Epiphytic yeasts exhibiting the highest biocontrol activity against P. digitatum on grapefruit were identified as Candida guilliermondii, C. oleophila, C. sake, and Debaryomyces hansenii, while C. guilliermondii was the most predominant species. RAPD and ap-PCR analyses of the osmotolerant yeast population showed two different, major groups. The sequences of the ITS regions and the 5.8S gene of the yeast isolates, previously identified as belonging to different species, were found to be identical.