Claim · model-written summary
PR2 produced enzymes that degraded Fusarium cell wall polymers.
- Taxon
- Pinus strobus
Pinus strobust0 - Interactor
- F. oxysporum
Fusarium oxysporume0pathogen - Second interactor
- B. licheniformis PR2
Bacillus licheniformise0biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- cell wall of F. oxysporume0
- Qualifier
- chitinase, β-1,3-glucanase and proteasee0
Verbatim
e0“B. licheniformis PR2 produced fungal cell wall degrading enzymes such as chitinase, β-1,3-glucanase and protease, which degraded chitin, β-glucan and glycoproteins polymers that constitute the cell wall of F. oxysporum”
t0“Pinus strobus L.”
Title
Jae-Hyun Moon; Henry B. Ajuna; Su-In Choi; et al. Biological Control 2026. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2026.105966
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect PR2 crude enzyme fraction inhibited Fusarium spore germination by 85.9.1%.
- Intervention effect PR2 crude enzyme fraction inhibited Fusarium mycelial growth by 61.5%.
- Intervention effect PR2 increased pine seedling survival 2.3 fold relative to chemical treatment.
- Intervention effect PR2 increased pine seedling survival 2.1 fold relative to controls.
- Observation PR2 produced up to 108.9 mg/mL IAA.
- Intervention effect PR2 culture improved pine root collar diameter and shoot and root dry weight.
- Recommendation Authors recommend PR2 for urban green space as an alternative to chemical fungicides and fertilizers.
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