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Although resistance of microorganisms to Hg(II) salts has been widely investigated and resistant strains have been reported
from many eubacterial genera, there are few reports of mercuric ion resistance in extremophilic microorganisms. Moderately
thermophilic mercury resistant bacteria were selected by growth at 62 °C on Luria agar containing HgCl2. Sequence analysis of 16S rRNA genes of two isolates showed the closest matches to be with Bacillus pallidus and Ureibacillus thermosphaericus. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values for HgCl2 were 80 μg/ml and 30 μg/ml for these isolates, respectively, compared to 10 μg/ml for B. pallidus H12 DSM3670, a mercury-sensitive control. The best-characterised mercury-resistant Bacillus strain, B. cereus RC607, had an MIC of 60 μg/ml. The new isolates had negligible mercuric reductase activity but removed Hg from the medium
by the formation of a black precipitate, identified as HgS by X-ray powder diffraction analysis. No volatile H2S was detected in the headspace of cultures in the absence or presence of Hg2+, and it is suggested that a new mechanism of Hg tolerance, based on the production of non-volatile thiol species, may have
potential for decontamination of solutions containing Hg2+ without production of toxic volatile H2S. 相似文献
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Hartung de Capriles C Mata-Essayag S Pérez C Colella MT Roselló A Olaizola C Abate SM 《Mycopathologia》2005,160(3):227-234
Over the past decades there has been a significant increase in fungal infections caused by Candida species, and continues to be common in immunocompromised individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Although Candida albicans remains the fungal species most frequently isolated as an opportunistic oral pathogen, other non-albicans are often identified in this cohort of patients, including C. dubliniensis. This yeast is closely related to and shares many phenotypic characteristics with C. albicans. Colonies of these two species appear morphologically identical when not grown on special media. The shared phenotypic characteristics
of C. dubliniensis and C. albicans suggest that many C. dubliniensis isolates may have been misidentified as C. albicans in the past. The present studies aim is to recover and identify C. dubliniensis, and presumptive clinical C. albicans, from the oral cavities of HIV-seropositive individuals, comparing conventional media to obtain a simple, low-cost and reliable
identification system for C. dubliniensis. A total of 16 isolates (3,98%) had been obtained from 402 HIV infected individuals with recurrent oropharyngitis and were
identified as C. dubliniensis. Out of these C. dubliniensis isolates 19% were resistant, with MICs above 64 μg/ml to fluconazole. This constitutes, to the authors knowledge the first
recovery of this organism in Venezuela. 相似文献
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An N-acetyl-d-lactosamine (LacNAc) specific lectin from tubers of Alocasia cucullata was purified by affinity chromatography on asialofetuin-linked amino activated silica. The pure lectin showed a single band
in SDS-PAGE at pH 8.8 and was a homotetramer with a subunit molecular mass of 13.5 kDa and native molecular mass of 53 kDa.
It was heat stable up to 55 °C for 15 min and showed optimum hemagglutination activity from pH 2 to 11. The lectin was affected
by denaturing agents such as urea (2 m), thiourea (2 m) and guanidine–HCl (0.5 m) and did not require Ca2+ and Mn2+ for its activity. It was a potent mitogen at 10 μg/ml towards human peripheral blood mononuclear cells with 50% growth inhibitory
potential towards SiHa (human cervix ) cancer cell line at 100 μg/ml. 相似文献
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Ruirong Yi Takashi Tachikawa Hiroyuki Mukaiyama Yusuke Mochida Mariko Ishikawa Tadanori Aimi 《Mycoscience》2009,50(2):123-129
We cloned a gene encoding the succinate dehydrogenase iron-sulfur protein subunit (sip) from a bipolar mushroom, Pholiota microspora, and introduced a point mutation that confers carboxin resistance into this gene. Using this homologous selective marker
and also a heterologous drug selective marker, the hygromycin B phosphotransferase gene (hph), we successfully constructed a DNA-mediated transformation system in P. microspora. Both these selection markers have high transformation efficiency: the efficiency of carboxin resistance transformation was
about 88.8 transformants/μg pMBsip2 DNA using 5 × 106 protoplasts in regeneration plates containing 1.0 μg/ml carboxin, and the efficiency of hygromycin B resistance transformation
was about 122.4 transformants/μg pMBhph1 DNA using 5 × 106 protoplasts in regeneration plates containing 150 μg/ml hygromycin B. Southern hybridization analysis showed that the introduced
sequence (mutant sip or hph) was integrated into the chromosomal DNA in these transformants with a copy number of one or more. 相似文献
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A bacterium identified as Pseudomonas fluorescence was isolated from Taxus baccata rhizosphere. Ethyl acetate extract from its culture filtrate yielded an active antimicrobial compound that was purified by
TLC. The active metabolites were resolved by column chromatography on silica gel (60–120 mesh). The compound was further characterized
on the basis of spectral data (UV, IR and 1HNMR), which indicated the presence of an aromatic ring and phenolic functionality. The compound showed significant antimicrobial
activity against two-gram positive bacteria (B. subtilis and S. aureus), four-gram negative bacteria (E. coli, K. pneumoniae, S. flexneri and P. aeruginosa), and one pathogenic fungus (Candida albicans). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the compound ranged between 75μg to 250 μg/ml. 相似文献
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Ping Su Anders Henriksson Christina Nilsson Hazel Mitchell 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2008,24(9):1837-1842
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a commercial green tea extract (TEAVIGO™) on the microbial growth of three
probiotic strains (Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium), as well as three pathogenic bacteria. MIC and co-culture studies were performed. The MICs of the green tea extract against
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes (100 μg ml−1) were considerably lower than those against the probiotic strains tested (>800 μg ml−1) and Escherichia coli (800 μg ml−1). In co-culture studies, a synergistic effect of the probiotic strains and the green tea extract was observed against both
Staph. aureus and Strep. pyogenes. Green tea extract in combination with probiotics significantly reduced the viable count of both pathogens at 4 h and by
24 h had completely abolished the recovery of viable Staph. aureus and Strep. pyogenes. These reductions were more significant than the reductions induced by probiotics or green tea extracts used separately.
These results demonstrate the potential for combined therapy using the green tea extract plus probiotics on microbial infections
caused by Staph. aureus and Strep. pyogenes. As probiotics and the green tea extract are derived from natural products, treatment with these agents may represent important
adjuncts to, or alternatives to, conventional antibiotic therapy. 相似文献
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Hongzhen Zhang Fengli Zhang Zhiyong Li 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2009,25(7):1267-1274
Gene cloning, optimized production and property of marine lipase from Bacillus pumilus B106 associated with South China Sea sponge Halichondria rugosa were investigated in this paper. A lipase gene with whole ORF encoding 215 amino acids was obtained by PCR, protein domain
prediction suggested that the deduced lipase belongs to α/β hydrolases family. Based on single factor Seriatim-Factorial test
and Plackett–Burman experimental design, the optimal medium consisted of (per l) 12.5 ml maize oil, 5.0 g beef extract, 2.0 g
PO4
3− (0.6 g KH2PO4, 1.4 g K2HPO4), 17.15 g Mg2+, 5.0 g yeast extract, 2.282 g CaCl2 and 5.0 ml Tween80 with artificial sea water. Using this optimum medium, lipase activity and cell concentration were increased
by 3.54- and 1.31-fold over that of the basal medium, respectively. This lipase showed tolerance to high salinity, pH and
temperature. About 10–20% methanol exhibited a stimulatory effect on the lipase activity, while activity was inhibited by
30–40% methanol, 2-propanol, DMSO, and ethanol. This study provides a valuable resource for marine lipase production and extends
our understanding of the possible role of sponge-associated bacteria in the biotransformation of chemical compounds for the
sponge host. 相似文献
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An endophytic Xylaria sp., having broad antimicrobial activity, was isolated and characterized from Ginkgo biloba L. From the culture extracts of this fungus, a bioactive compound P3 was isolated by bioactivity-guided fractionation and
identified as 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin by nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared, and mass spectrometry spectral data. The compound
showed strong antibacterial and antifungal activities in vitro against Staphylococcus aureus [minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) 16 μg·ml−1], Escherichia coli (MIC, 10 μg·ml−1), Salmonella typhia (MIC, 20 μg·ml−1), Salmonella typhimurium (MIC, 15 μg·ml−1), Salmonella enteritidis (MIC, 8.5 μg·ml−1), Aeromonas hydrophila (MIC, 4 μg·ml−1), Yersinia sp. (MIC, 12.5 μg·ml−1), Vibrio anguillarum (MIC, 25 μg·ml−1), Shigella sp. (MIC, 6.3 μg·ml−1), Vibrio parahaemolyticus (MIC, 12.5 μg·ml−1), Candida albicans (MIC, 15 μg·ml−1), Penicillium expansum (MIC, 40 μg·ml−1), and Aspergillus niger (MIC, 25 μg·ml−1). This is the first report of 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin in fungus and of the antimicrobial activity of this metabolite. The
obtained results provide promising baseline information for the potential use of this unusual endophytic fungus and its components
in the control of food spoilage and food-borne diseases. 相似文献
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Federico Antonio Gutiérrez Miceli Adan Domínguez Estudillo Miguel Abud Archila Teresa del Rosario Ayora Talavera Luc Dendooven 《In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant》2008,44(1):33-39
Renealmia mexicana (Klotzsch ex. Petersen) is a tropical plant found in southern México with an ornamental value and a potential source of curcuminoids.
Its distribution in Chiapas has decreased because of deforestation and low propagation and germination rate, so a protocol
for in vitro propagation was developed. An orthogonal experimental design of L9 (34) in triplicate was used to investigate the effect of 6-benzyl adenine (BA), indole butyric acid (IBA), silver nitrate (AgNO3), and sucrose on shoot, root, and leaf development of plantlets grown in vitro. Plantlets with well-developed shoots and roots were transferred to pots containing a mixture of peat moss and agrolite for
hardening before transfer to soil. The Murashige and Skoog (Physiol. Plant. 15:473–497, 1962) mineral medium (MS) supplemented
with 4.4 μM BA, 2.5 μM IBA, 11.7 μM AgNO3y and 5.5% (w/v) sucrose gave most shoots, 8.9 μM BA, 2.5 μM IBA, 17.7 μM AgNO3 and 5.5% (w/v) sucrose most roots, and 8.9 μM BA, 4.9 μM IBA, 11.7 μM AgNO3 and 3.0% (w/v) sucrose most leaves, although other combinations were statistically equivalent in each case. Sucrose was the factor that
most explained the variation in the promotion of shoots, roots, and leaves. The protocol developed resulted in up to 100%
survival when plantlets were transferred to soil using AgNO3, confirming that hardening of plantlets in vitro using hormonal stimulation was a suitable strategy to improve acclimatization. 相似文献
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Chenyan Zhou Dongfeng Li Minchen Wu Wu Wang 《World journal of microbiology & biotechnology》2008,24(8):1393-1401
The xylanase gene xyn II from Aspergillus usamii E001 was placed under the control of an alcohol oxidase promoter (AOX1) in the plasmid pPIC9K and integrated into the genome of a methylotrophic yeast, P. pastoris GS115, by electroporation. His+ transformants were screened for on the basis of their resistance to G418 and activity assay. A transformant, P. pastoris GSC12, which showed resistance to over 6 mg G418/ml and highest xylanase activity was selected. Recombinant xylanase was
secreted by P. pastoris GSC12 24 h after methanol induction of shake-flask cultures, and reached a final yield of 3139. About 68 U/mg 120 h after
the induction. The molecular mass of this xylanase was estimated to be 21 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The optimum pH and temperature
were 4.2 and 50 °C, respectively. Xylanase was stable below 50 °C and within pH 3.0–7.0. Its activity was increased by EDTA
and Co2+ ion and strongly inhibited by Mn2+, Li+ and Ag+ ions. The K
m and V
max values with birchwood xylan as the substrate were found to be 5.56 mg/ml and 216 μmol/mg/min, respectively. This is the first
report on expression and characterization of xylanase from A. usamii in P. pastoris. The hydrolysis products consisted of xylooligosaccharides together with a small amount of xylose. This property made the
enzyme attractive for industrial purposes, as relatively pure xylooligosaccharides could be obtained. 相似文献
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W. J. Kong J. B. Wang C. Jin Y. L. Zhao C. M. Dai X. H. Xiao Z. L. Li 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2009,83(6):1183-1190
Using the 3114/3115 thermal activity monitor (TAM) air isothermal microcalorimeter, ampoule mode, the heat output of Candida albicans growth at 37°C was measured, and the effect of emodin on C. albicans growth was evaluated by microcalorimetry coupled with chemometric methods. The similarities between the heat flow power (HFP)–time
curves of C. albicans growth affected by different concentrations of emodin were calculated by similarity analysis (SA). In the correspondence
analysis (CA) diagram of eight quantitative parameters taken from the HFP–time curves, it could be deduced that emodin had
definite dose-effect relationship as the distance between different concentrations of it increased along with the dosage and
the effect. From the principal component analysis (PCA) on eight quantitative parameters, the action of emodin on C. albicans growth could be easily evaluated by analyzing the change of values of the main two parameters, growth rate constant k
2 and maximum power output . The coherent results of SA, CA, and PCA showed that emodin at different concentrations had different effects on C. albicans growth metabolism: A low concentration (0–10 μg ml−1) poorly inhibited the growth of C. albicans, and a high concentration (15–35 μg ml−1) could notably inhibit growth of this fungus. This work provided a useful idea of the combination of microcalorimetry and
chemometric analysis for investigating the effect of drug and other compounds on microbes. 相似文献
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Domínguez-Bocanegra AR Ponce-Noyola T Torres-Muñoz JA 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2007,75(4):783-791
Phaffia rhodozyma (now Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous) and Haematococcus pluvialis are known as the major prominent microorganisms able to synthesize astaxanthin natural pigment. Important research efforts
have been made to determine optimal conditions for astaxanthin synthesis. When the focus is on astaxanthin production, the
maximal reported value of 9.2 mg/g cell is obtained within H. pluvialis grown on BAR medium, under continuous illumination (345 μmol photon m−2 s−1) and without aeration. Whereas fermentation by mutated R1 yeast grown on coconut milk produced 1,850 μg/g yeast. However,
when looking at astaxanthin productivity, the picture is slightly different. The figures obtained with P. rhodozyma are rather similar to those of H. pluvialis. Maximal reported values are 170 μg/g yeast per day with a wild yeast strain and 370 μg/g yeast per day with mutated R1 yeast.
In the case of H. pluvialis, maximal values ranged from 290 to 428 μg/g cell per day depending on the media (BG-11 or BAR), light intensity (177 μmol
photon m−2 s−1), aeration, etc. The main aim of this work was to examine how astaxanthin synthesis, by P. rhodozyma and H. pluvialis, could be compared. The study is based on previous works by the authors where pigment productions have been reported. 相似文献
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Two new effective microbial producers of inulinases were isolated from Jerusalem artichoke tubers grown in Thailand and identified
as Aspergillus niger TISTR 3570 and Candida
guilliermondii TISTR 5844. The inulinases produced by both these microorganisms were appropriate for hydrolysing inulin to fructose as the
principal product. An initial inulin concentration of ∼100 g l−1 and the enzyme concentration of 0.2 U g−1 of substrate, yielded 37.5 g l−1 of fructose in 20 h at 40°C when A. niger TISTR 3570 inulinase was the biocatalyst. The yield of fructose on inulin was 0.39 g g−1. Under identical conditions, the yeast inulinase afforded 35.3 g l−1 of fructose in 25 h. The fructose yield was 0.35 g g−1 of substrate. The fructose productivities were 1.9 g l−1 h−1 and 1.4 g l−1 h−1 for the mold and yeast enzymes, respectively. After 20 h of reaction, the mold enzyme hydrolysate contained 53% fructose
and more than 41% of initial inulin had been hydrolysed. Using the yeast enzymes, the hydrolysate contained nearly 38% fructose
at 25 h and nearly 36% of initial inulin had been hydrolysed. The A. niger TISTR 3570 inulinases exhibited both endo-inulinase and exo-inulinase activities. In contrast, the yeast inulinases displayed
mainly exo-inulinase activity. The mold and yeast crude inulinases mixed in the activity ratio of 5:1 proved superior to individual
crude inulinases in hydrolysing inulin to fructose. The enzyme mixture provided a better combination of endo- and exo-inulinase
activities than did the crude extracts of either the mold or the yeast individually. 相似文献
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Fawzeia H. Elmhalli Katinka Pålsson Jan Örberg Thomas G. T. Jaenson 《Experimental & applied acarology》2009,48(3):251-262
The toxicity of para-menthane-3,8-diol (PMD), the main arthropod-repellent compound in the oil of the lemon eucalyptus, Corymbia citriodora, was evaluated against nymphs of Ixodes ricinus using five methods (A–E) of a contact toxicity bioassay. Mortality rates were estimated by recording numbers of dead nymphs
at 30 min intervals during the first 5 h after the start of exposure and at longer intervals thereafter. The mortality rate
increased with increasing concentration of PMD and duration of exposure with a distinct effect after 3.5 h. From the results
obtained by methods A, C and E, the LC50 range was 0.035–0.037 mg PMD/cm2 and the LC95 range was 0.095–0.097 mg PMD/cm2 at 4 h of exposure; the LT50 range was 2.1–2.8 h and the LT95 range was 3.9–4.2 h at 0.1 mg PMD/cm2. To determine the duration of toxic activity of PMD, different concentrations (0.002, 0.01, 0.1 mg PMD/cm2) were tested and mortality was recorded at each concentration after 1 h; thereafter new ticks were tested. This test revealed
that the lethal activity of PMD remained for 24 h but appeared absent after 48 h. The overall results show that PMD is toxic
to nymphs of I. ricinus and may be useful for tick control. 相似文献
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Yemendzhiev H Gerginova M Krastanov A Stoilova I Alexieva Z 《Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology》2008,35(11):1309-1312
Trametes versicolor 1 was shown to grow on phenol as its sole carbon and energy source. The culture growth and degradation ability dependence
on culture medium pH value was observed. The optimal pH value of a liquid Czapek salt medium was 6.5. The investigated strain
utilized completely 0.5 g/l phenol in 6 days. The dynamics of the phenol degradation process was investigated. The process
was characterized by specific growth rate μmax 0.33 h−1, metabolic coefficient k = 4.4, yield coefficient Y
x/s
= 0.23 and rate of degradation Q = 0.506 h−1. The intracellular activities of phenol hydroxylase (0.333 U/mg protein) and cis,cis-muconate lactonizing enzyme (0.41 U/mg protein) were demonstrated for the first time in this fungus. In an attempt to estimate
the occurrence of gene sequences in T. versicolor 1 related to phenol degradation pathway a dot blot analysis with total DNA isolated from this strain was performed. Two synthetic
oligonucleotides were used as hybridizing probes. One of the probes was homologous to the 5′end of phyA gene coding for phenol hydroxylase in Trichosporon cutaneum ATCC 46490. The other probe was created on the basis of cis,cis-muconate lactonizing enzyme coding gene in T. cutaneum ATCC 58094. The results of these investigations showed that T. versicolor 1 may carry genes similar to those of Trichosporon cutaneum capable to degrade phenol. 相似文献
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Ilkay Orhan Berrin Özçelik Sinem Aslan Murat Kartal Taner Karaoglu Bilge Şener Salih Terzioglu M. Iqbal Choudhary 《Phytochemistry Reviews》2007,6(1):189-196
Purpose of the present study was to evaluate antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities of the petroleum
ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts as well as the alkaloid fraction of Lycopodium clavatum L. (LC) from Lycopodiaceae growing in Turkey. Antioxidant activity of the LC extracts was evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
(DPPH) radical-scavenging method at 0.2 mg/ml using microplate-reader assay. Antiviral assessment of LC extracts was evaluated
towards the DNA virus Herpes simplex (HSV) and the RNA virus Parainfluenza (PI-3) using Madin-Darby Bovine Kidney (MDBK) and Vero cell lines. Antibacterial and antifungal activities of the extracts
were tested against standard and isolated strains of the following bacteria; Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Acinobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis as well as the fungi; Candida albicans and C. parapsilosis. All of the extracts possessed noteworthy activity against ATCC strain of S. aureus (4 μg/ml), while the LC extracts showed reasonable antifungal effect. On the other hand, we found that only the chloroform
extract was active against HSV (16–8 μg/ml), while petroleum ether and alkaloid extracts inhibited potently PI-3 (16–4 μg/ml
and 32–4 μg/ml, respectively). However, all of the extracts had insignificant antiradical effect on DPPH. In addition, we
also analyzed the content of the alkaloid fraction of the plant by capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
and identified lycopodine as the major alkaloid. 相似文献
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Summary Protoplasts were isolated from Agrobacterium rhizogenes A4-transformed cell line of Medicago sativa L. The highest yield of protoplasts (4.2×106 per g fresh weight) was obtained from 12-d-old calluses after being subeultured on fresh medium. The viability of protoplasts
reached over 80%. Protoplasts were induced to undergo sustained divisions when cultured in Durand et al. (DPD) medium supplemented
with 2 mgl−1 (9.05 μM) 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 0,2mgl−1 (0.93 μM) kinetin, 0.3 M mannitol, 2% (w/v) sucrose, and 500 mgl−1 casein hydrolyzate at a plating density of 1.0×105 per ml. An agarose-beads culture method was appropriate for protoplast division of transformed alfalfa. The division frequency
was about 30%. Numerous hairy roots were induced from protocalluses on Murashige and Skoog medium without growth regulators.
Paper electrophoresis revealed that all of the regenerated hairy roots tested synthesized the corresponding opines. This protoplast
culture system would be valuable for further somatic hybridization in forage legumes. 相似文献
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Xiaohuan Wang Zhenhua Gao Yunzhen Wang Ray A. Bressan Stephen C. Weller Xia Li 《In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant》2009,45(4):435-440
An in vitro regeneration system with a 100% efficiency rate was developed in peppermint [Mentha x piperita] using 5- to 7-mm-long second internode stem segments of 3-wk-old stock plants. Shoots developed at sites of excision on
stem fragments either directly from the cells or via primary calluses. The optimal medium for maximum shoot initiation and
regeneration contained Murashige and Skoog (MS) salts, B5 vitamins, thidiazuron (TDZ, 11.35 μM), ZT (4.54 μM), 10% coconut
water (CW), 20 g l−1 sucrose, 0.75% agar, adjusted to pH 5.8. A frequency of 100% shoot initiation was achieved, with an average of 39 shoots
per explant. This regeneration system is highly reproducible. The regenerated plants developed normally and were phenotypically
similar to Black Mitcham parents. 相似文献