TY  - JOUR
T1  - Antifungal Activity <I>in vitro</I> of Native <I>Bacillus </I>sp. Strains Against <I>Macrophomina phaseolina</I> (Tassi) Goid
AU - Rodas-Junco, Beatriz A. AU - Magana-Sevilla, Hector F. AU - Tun-Suarez, Jose M. AU - Reyes-Ramirez, Arturo 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 9
SP  - 985
EP  - 989
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2009.985.989
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2009.985.989
KW  - Antifungal activity
KW  -Bacillus sp. Macrophomina phaseolina
KW  -growth inhibitory
KW  -chitinase
AB  - The isolation of <I>Bacillus</I> strains with antifungal activity is important to carry out tests to protect economically important crops. We determined the <I>in vitro</I> activity of 13 native strains of <I>Bacillus</I> sp. isolated from soil against <I>Macrophomina pasheolina</I> using a dual assay in nutrient agar. All the strains showed inhibition of radial growth of <I>M. phaseolina</I> from 31-80%, with strains LUM B01 and B04 in a 80.8 and 75.9%, respectively with the highest antifungal activity. The crude extract of the strain of chitinases LUMB0 04 inhibited the growth of <I>M. phaseolina</I> by 30%. The strains of chitinolytic<I> Bacillus</I> sp. isolated from soils showed antifungal activity and have the potential to be used in biological control of <I>M. phaseolina</I>.
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