Isolation and Characterization of New Metschnikowia pulcherrima Strains as Producers of the Antimicrobial Pigment Pulcherrimin
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Metschnikowia pulcherrima is a highly effective biocontrol yeast due to its pigment pulcherrimin that accumulates in the cells and in the growth medium. Three different strains of M. pulcherrima were isolated from local grapes. The yeast isolates were characterized on the basis of their biochemical, physiological and ITS1-5.8 s rDNA-ITS2 region. Based on the obtained results, the M. pulcherrima isolates were identifi ed as new strains of M. pulcherrima. Strong antagonistic activities of the M. pulcherrima strains on the human pathogens Proteus vulgaris, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis, Candida krusei, and Trichosporon mucoides were determined. In addition, antagonistic effects of these M. pulcherrima strains were also tested against Aspergillus fl avus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma spp., Paecilomyces spp., and Bipolaris spp. and it was shown that the three different strains of M. pulcherrima also have an antagonistic effect on the growth of these fungal species at different extents. This study showed that all three strains of M. pulcherrima produce the same amount of the pigment pulcherrimin, but their antimicrobial activities on different microorganisms show important variations
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Pulcherrimin, an iron-binding pigment produced by M. pulcherrima, is believed to mediate its antagonistic activity against other fungi.
“Pulcherrimin, an iron-binding pigment produced by M. pulcherrima, is believed to mediate this antagonistic activity against other fungi [71–74].”
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- Authors
- Türkel, S., & Ener, B.
- Affiliations
- Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇ (TR)
- Corresponding author
- Türkel, Sezai
- Venue
- Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2009-06-01
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 5-6
- Pages
- 405-410
- ISSN
- 0341-0471 (ISSN-L)
- 1865-7125
- 0939-5075
- OpenAlex
- W1968993607
- Cited by
- 74
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 0.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Bursa Uludag University - AVESIS (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Microbial Metabolism and Applications
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Keywords
- Metschnikowia pulcherrima, biocontrol yeast, yeast strain characterization, ITS sequences, antagonistic activity, antifungal activity, Candida, Aspergillus, Trichoderma, Paecilomyces, Bipolaris, Proteus vulgaris, Escherichia coli, Trichosporon mucoides
- MeSH terms
- Amino Acids, Sulfur, Anti-Infective Agents, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Antifungal Agents, DNA, Fungal, DNA, Ribosomal, Escherichia coli, Fungi, Gene Amplification, Humans, Piperidines, Proteus vulgaris, Polymerase Chain Reaction, DNA Primers, Vitis, Metschnikowia
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