Isoenzyme analysis of Arthrobotrys, a nematode-trapping fungus
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1997-06-28
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Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Extraction and isoenzyme analysis of four isolates of rthrobotrys
including A. musiformis, A. robusta and A. conoides were conducted. Among the 14 enzymes studied by starch gel electrophoresis, using morpholine-citrate as gel/electrode buffer, the following nine enzymes showed interpretable banding patterns: α-esterase, fumarase, hexokinase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, leucine aminopeptidase, malate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, phosphogluco- mutase and phosphoglucoisomerase. All isolates studied displayed typical isoenzyme phenotypes for each species. Two isolates of A. conoides differed in their α-isoesterase banding patterns, but no differences were observed for the other enzymes. The assay was satisfactory for enzyme extraction and resolution of Arthrobotrys and could be used in future taxonomic and genetic studies of this organism.
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Nematophagous fungi, Nematode-trapping fungus, Predacious fungi, Arthrobotrys, Isoenzymes, Electrophoresis