Copper tolerance of trichoderma species

2014
Authors
Jovičić-Petrović, Jelena
Danilović, Gordana
Curcić, Nataša

Milinković, Mira
Stošić, Nataša
Panković, Dejana
Raičević, Vera
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Some Trichoderma strains can persist in ecosystems with high concentrations of heavy metals. The aim of this research was to examine the variability of Trichoderma strains isolated from different ecosystems, based on their morphological properties and restriction analysis of ITS fragments. The fungal growth was tested on potato dextrose agar, amended with Cu(II) concentrations ranging from 0.25 to 10 mmol/l, in order to identify copper-resistant strains. The results indicate that some isolated strains of Trichoderma sp. show tolerance to higher copper concentrations. Further research to examine the ability of copper bioaccumulation by tolerant Trichoderma strains is needed.
Keywords:
Trichoderma sp. / copper / tolerance / ITS fragmentsSource:
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2014, 66, 1, 137-142Publisher:
- Srpsko biološko društvo, Beograd, i dr.
Funding / projects:
- Biodiversity as potential in ecoremediation technologies of degraded ecosystems (RS-31080)
- Modulation of antioxidative metabolism in plants for improvement of plant abiotic stress tolerance and identification of new biomarkers for application in remediation and monitoring of degraded biotopes (RS-43010)
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1401137J
ISSN: 0354-4664