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Revista argentina de microbiología
Print version ISSN 0325-7541
Abstract
OROZCO-MOSQUEDA, M. del Carmen et al. La bacteria Arthrobacter agilis UMCV2 y diversas aminas inhiben el crecimiento in vitro de hongos destructores de maderaBacterium Arthrobacter agilis UMCV2 and diverse amines inhibit in vitro growth of wood-decay fungi. Rev. argent. microbiol. [online]. 2015, vol.47, n.3, pp.219-228. ISSN 0325-7541. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ram.2015.06.005.
The kingdom Fungi is represented by a large number of organisms, including pathogens that deteriorate the main structural components of wood, such as cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. The aim of our work was to characterize the antifungal activity in Arthrobacter agilis UMCV2 and diverse amines against wood-decaying fungi. Four fungal organisms (designated as UMTM) were isolated from decaying wood samples obtained from a forest in Cuanajo-Michoacán, México. Two of them showed a clear enzymatic activity of cellulases, xylanases and oxido-reducing enzymes and were identified as Hypocrea (UMTM3 isolate) and Fusarium (UMTM13 isolate). In vitro, the amines showed inhibitory effect against UMTM growth and one of the amines, dimethylhexadecylamine (DMA16), exhibited strong potential as wood preventive treatment, against the attack of decaying fungi.
Keywords : Arthrobacter agilis UMCV2; Dimethylhexadecylamine; Wood-decay fungi.