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Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Plants Growing in Central Andean Precordillera of Chile with Antifungal Activity against Botrytis cinerea

Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago of Chile, Bernardo O’Higgins Avenue 3363, Estación Central, Santiago 9160000, Chile
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J. Fungi 2020, 6(3), 149; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6030149
Received: 20 June 2020 / Revised: 7 August 2020 / Accepted: 12 August 2020 / Published: 26 August 2020
Botrytis cinerea is an important phytopathogenic fungus affecting the fruit production around the world. This fungus is controlled mainly by using synthetic fungicides, but many resistant isolates have been selected by the indiscriminate use of fungicides. Endophytic fungi or secondary metabolites obtained from them become an alternative method of control for this fungus. The aim of this work was to identify endophytic fungi with antifungal activity against the plant pathogenic fungus B. cinerea isolated from plants from Central Andean Precordillera of Chile. Three endophytic fungi (Ac1, Lc1 and Ec1) with antifungal activity against B. cinerea were isolated from native and endemic plants growing in Central Andean Precordillera of Chile. The isolates Lc1 (isolated from Lithraea caustica) and Ac1 (isolated from Acacia caven) were identified as Alternaria spp. and the isolate Ec1 (isolated from Echinopsis chiloensis) was identified as Aureobasidium spp. The isolated endophytic fungi would inhibit B. cinerea through the secretion of diffusible and volatile compounds affecting the mycelial growth, conidia germination and interestingly, it was also shown that the volatile compounds produced by the three isolated endophytic fungi suppressed the sporulation of B. cinerea. View Full-Text
Keywords: Botrytis cinerea; endophytic fungi; antifungal activity Botrytis cinerea; endophytic fungi; antifungal activity
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Vidal, A.; Parada, R.; Mendoza, L.; Cotoras, M. Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Plants Growing in Central Andean Precordillera of Chile with Antifungal Activity against Botrytis cinerea. J. Fungi 2020, 6, 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6030149

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Vidal A, Parada R, Mendoza L, Cotoras M. Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Plants Growing in Central Andean Precordillera of Chile with Antifungal Activity against Botrytis cinerea. Journal of Fungi. 2020; 6(3):149. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6030149

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Vidal, Araceli, Rodolfo Parada, Leonora Mendoza, and Milena Cotoras. 2020. "Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Plants Growing in Central Andean Precordillera of Chile with Antifungal Activity against Botrytis cinerea" Journal of Fungi 6, no. 3: 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6030149

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