Publications by authors named "Gleucinei S Castro"
The genus Trichoderma comprises more than 500 valid species and is commonly used in agriculture for the control of plant diseases. In the present study, a Trichoderma species isolated from Scleronema micranthum (Malvaceae) has been extensively characterized and the morphological and phylogenetic data support the proposition of a new fungal species herein named Trichoderma agriamazonicum. This species inhibited the mycelial growth of all the nine phytopathogens tested both by mycoparasitism and by the production of VOCs, with a highlight for the inhibition of Corynespora cassiicola and Colletotrichum spp.
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- Trichoderma is a fungi known for producing nonribosomal peptides called peptaibols, which have strong antimicrobial and anticancer properties, and can help plants resist pathogens.
- Researchers analyzed peptaibols from a newly identified marine strain of Trichoderma using advanced mass spectrometry, identifying it as a unique species not previously seen in marine environments.
- The study highlighted the discovery of various biosynthetic gene clusters related to these peptides, leading to the identification of two new series of peptaibols called "endophytins," showcasing the effective use of genome mining and mass spectrometry in natural product research.