Bacillus licheniformis (ATCC 14580) inhibitory activity against opportunistic fungi
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Authors
Durrell, James S.
Ferraro, Fred
Issue Date
2016-04-01
Type
Presentation
Language
en_US
Keywords
Bacillus licheniformis , Fungi , Phytopathogenic fungi , Preventative methodologies
Alternative Title
Abstract
B. licheniformis (ATCC 14580) will exhibit antifungal properties by inhibiting mycelial development when exposed to specific opportunistic fungi as a filtrate. The common soil-dwelling endophytic bacterium B. licheniformis, strain CHM1, has been shown to inhibit growth from several pathogenic fungi. Phytopathogenic fungi (i.e. Fusarium oxysporum, Phytophtora infestans, Penicillium digitatum, etc...) possess the capability to infect and cripple small to large-scale agricultural crop harvesting operations (Wang et al 2009). The development of preventative methodologies and techniques are vital in order to suppress and contain phytopathogenic fungi within agricultural operations. Without preventative methodologies coupled with increasing global populations, agricultural fungal outbreaks could result in local to national-scale economic inflation and hardships.