Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2015, Pages 100–103
Dounia Mortabit1, Mourad Zyani2, and Saad Ibnsouda Koraichi3
1 Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, SMBA University, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Route Immouzer, P. O. Box 2202, Fez, Morocco
2 Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, SMBA University, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Route Immouzer, P. O. Box 2202, Fez, Morocco
3 Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, SMBA University, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Route Immouzer, P. O. Box 2202, Fez, Morocco
Original language: English
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The ability of actinomycetes to produce extracellular antifungal metabolites against fungal strains causing damages in the wood of the old Medina of Fez has been investigated. Two Streptomyces sp were screened for the inhibition of wood decay. Screening for antifungal activity of actinomycetes was performed with dual methods: the method of disk diffusion and the method of agar blocks. The result indicates that the crude extract of Streptomyces sp had a broad spectrum against fungi causing wood decay and inhibits their growth for more than 15 weeks; therefore it's could be an interesting source of antifungal bioactive substances.
Author Keywords: Biological control, Actinomycetes Streptomyces sp, antifungal, wood decay fungi.
Dounia Mortabit1, Mourad Zyani2, and Saad Ibnsouda Koraichi3
1 Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, SMBA University, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Route Immouzer, P. O. Box 2202, Fez, Morocco
2 Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, SMBA University, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Route Immouzer, P. O. Box 2202, Fez, Morocco
3 Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, SMBA University, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Route Immouzer, P. O. Box 2202, Fez, Morocco
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The ability of actinomycetes to produce extracellular antifungal metabolites against fungal strains causing damages in the wood of the old Medina of Fez has been investigated. Two Streptomyces sp were screened for the inhibition of wood decay. Screening for antifungal activity of actinomycetes was performed with dual methods: the method of disk diffusion and the method of agar blocks. The result indicates that the crude extract of Streptomyces sp had a broad spectrum against fungi causing wood decay and inhibits their growth for more than 15 weeks; therefore it's could be an interesting source of antifungal bioactive substances.
Author Keywords: Biological control, Actinomycetes Streptomyces sp, antifungal, wood decay fungi.
How to Cite this Article
Dounia Mortabit, Mourad Zyani, and Saad Ibnsouda Koraichi, “Biological control of wood decay fungi by Streptomyces strains's extract,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 100–103, March 2015.
