In this study, a new formulation of low-cost, biodegradable, and non-toxic biosurfactant by Candida sphaerica UCP 0995 was investigated. The study conducted in bioreactor on an industrial waste-based medium, central composite rotatable design used for optimization. best results, namely 25.22 mN/m reduction surface tension, yield 10.0 g/L, critical micelle concentration 0.2 were achieved 132 h a...

Fungal endophytes live in the inner tissues of Clerodendrum inerme and may be significant resources for new chemicals in drug discovery. A total of 242 endophytic fungi were recovered from 602 sample segments of C. inerme; 66 were purified. The 66 fungi belonging to 16 taxa and 11 genera (Alternaria, Nigrospora, Bartalinia, Pestalotiopsis, Fusarium, Mycoleptodiscus, Trichoderma, Phomopsis, Diap...

As cactáceas constituem-se de uma família com grande número gêneros e espécies, porém, sua diversidade encontra-se ameaçada, devido a agentes patogênicos que podem comprometer morfologia fisiologia. O objetivo da pesquisa foi verificar ocorrência etiológicos doenças em cactos na região do Brejo paraibano. Os patógenos isolados foram incubados placas Petri contendo meio BDA (batata-dextrose-ágar...

Exploring a green chemistry approach, this study brings to the fore, the anthelmintic efficacy of gold nanoparticles, highlighting the plausible usage of myconanotechnology. Gold nanoparticles of ∼6 to ∼18 nm diameter were synthesized by treating the mycelia-free culture filtrate of the phytopathogenic fungus with gold chloride. Their size and morphology were confirmed by UV-Vis spectroscopy, D...

J. Inst. Brew. 111(2), 105–111, 2005 Fungal infection of barley and malt, particularly by strains of the genus Fusarium, is known to be a direct cause of beer gushing. We have shown previously that small fungal proteins, hydrophobins, isolated from strains of the genera Fusarium, Nigrospora and Trichoderma act as gushing factors in beer. A hydrophobin concentration as low as 0.003 ppm was suffi...

A study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of black point and percentages of germination, moisture content and different fungi associated with wheat seeds during storage in different types of container. Seeds of a widely cultivated variety Kanchan were stored in five types of containers viz., ‘dole’(bamboo made), earthen pitcher, tin container, polyethylene bag and refrigerator (10C) fo...