Isolation, identification, and characterization of the nematophagous fungus Monacrosporium salinum from China

• Published in: Journal of basic microbiology Vol. 55; no. 8; pp. 992 - 1001
• Main Authors: Liu, Wei, Han, Yuan, Wang, Bo-bo, Sun, Long-jie, Chen, Ming-yue, Cai, Kui-zheng, Li, Xuan, Zhao, Ming-wang, Xu, Chun-lan, Xu, Qiang, Yi, Lin-xin, Wang, Hui, Xie, De-qiong, Li, Xiao-shan, Wu, Jia-yan, Yang, Jing, Wei, Shuan, Li, Dan, Chen, Chun-rong, Zheng, Tian-hui, Li, Qing, Peng, Jian-wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Ascomycota - classification; Ascomycota - cytology; Ascomycota - isolation & purification; Ascomycota - physiology; bacteria; Biological control; biological control agents; Caenorhabditis elegans; Caenorhabditis elegans - microbiology; China; conidia; feces; Feces - microbiology; free-living nematodes; gastrointestinal nematodes; in vitro studies; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Molecular Sequence Data; Monacrosporium; Monacrosporium salinum; Nematoda; nematophagous fungi; Nematophagous fungus; Pest Control, Biological; Phylogeny; scanning electron microscopy; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sheep; Spores, Fungal - isolation & purification; Spores, Fungal - ultrastructure; Trichostrongylus; Trichostrongylus - microbiology; Trichostrongylus colubriformis; China; Caenorhabditis elegans; Nematophagous fungus; Monacrosporium salinum; Biological control; Trichostrongylus colubriformis

Nematophagous fungi are considered to have the best potential as biological agents for the control of gastrointestinal nematodes in domestic animals. However, relatively few studies have been conducted with the genus Monacrosporium, especially with strains native to China. In the present study, we i...