Trichoderma
Trichoderma | |
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T. harzianum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Hypocreaceae |
Genus: | Trichoderma Pers. (1801)
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Type species | |
Trichoderma fuliginoides Pers. (1801)
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Species | |
Trichoderma is a
Taxonomy
The genus was described by
Subdivision
In 1991, Bissett divided the genus into five sections, partly based on the aggregate species described by Rifai:[5]
- Pachybasium (20 species)
- Longibrachiatum (10 species)
- Trichoderma
- Saturnisporum (2 species)
- Hypocreanum
With the advent of molecular markers from 1995 onwards, Bissett's scheme was largely confirmed but Saturnisporum was merged with Longibrachiatum. While Longibrachiatum and Hypocreanum appeared
Species
The belief that Trichoderma was
Characteristics
Cultures are typically fast-growing at 25–30 °C (77–86 °F), but some species of Trichoderma will grow at 45 °C (113 °F). Colonies are transparent at first on media such as cornmeal dextrose agar (CMD) or white on richer media such as potato dextrose agar (PDA). Mycelium are not typically obvious on CMD,
Conidiophores are highly branched and thus difficult to define or measure, loosely or compactly tufted, often formed in distinct concentric rings or borne along the scant aerial hyphae. Main branches of the conidiophores produce lateral side branches that may be paired or not, the longest branches distant from the tip and often phialides arising directly from the main axis near the tip. The branches may rebranch, with the secondary branches often paired and longest secondary branches being closest to the main axis. All primary and secondary branches arise at or near 90° with respect to the main axis. The typical Trichoderma conidiophore with paired branches assumes a pyramidal aspect. Typically the conidiophore terminates in one or a few phialides. In some species (e.g., T. polysporum) the main branches are terminated by long, simple or branched, hooked, straight or sinuous, septate, thin-walled, sterile or terminally fertile elongations. The main axis may be the same width as the base of the phialide or it may be much wider.
Chlamydospores may be produced by all species, but not all species produce chlamydospores on CMD at 20 °C within 10 days. Chlamydospores are typically unicellular subglobose and terminate short hyphae; they may also be formed within hyphal cells. Chlamydospores of some species are multicellular (e.g., T. stromaticum).
Trichoderma genomes appear to be in the 30–40 Mb range, with approximately 12,000 genes being identifiable.
Teleomorph
Occurrence
Trichoderma species are frequently isolated from forest or agricultural soils at all latitudes. Hypocrea species are most frequently found on bark or on decorticated wood but many species grow on bracket fungi (e.g. H. pulvinata), Exidia (H. sulphurea) or bird's nest fungi (H. latizonata) or agarics (H. avellanea).
Biocontrol agent
Several strains of Trichoderma have been developed as biocontrol agents against fungal diseases of plants.[8] The various mechanisms include antibiosis, parasitism, inducing host-plant resistance , and competition. Most biocontrol agents are from the species T. asperellum, T. harzianum, T. viride, and T. hamatum. The biocontrol agent generally grows in its natural habitat on the root surface, and so affects root disease in particular, but can also be effective against foliar diseases.
Causal agent of disease
Toxic house mold
The common
Medical uses
Industrial use
Trichoderma, being a saprophyte adapted to thrive in diverse situations, produces a wide array of enzymes. By selecting strains that produce a particular kind of enzyme, and culturing these in suspension, industrial quantities of enzyme can be produced.
- Trichoderma reesei is used to produce cellulase and hemicellulase.[18]
- Trichoderma longibrachiatum is used to produce xylanase.[19]
- Trichoderma harzianum is used to produce chitinase.[20]
See also
References
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Bibliography
- Rifai, M. A. 1969. A revision of the genus Trichoderma. Mycol. Pap. 116:1-56.
- Druzhinina, Irina; Kubicek, Christian P. (February 2005). "Species concepts and biodiversity in Trichoderma and Hypocrea : from aggregate species to species clusters?". Journal of Zhejiang University Science. 6B (2): 100–112. PMID 15633245.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Agriculture.
External links
- Data related to Trichoderma at Wikispecies
- Media related to Trichoderma at Wikimedia Commons
- Samuels, G.J.; Chaverri, P.; Farr, D.F.; McCray, E.B. "Trichoderma Online". Systematic Botany & Mycology Laboratory, ARS, USDA. Archived from the original on 2010-04-20.
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