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Antifungal effect of a heterotrophic nitrifier Alcaligenes faecalis

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Alcaligenes faecalis suppressed the growth of 11 strains of fungal plant pathogens in vitro. When it was cultivated on a synthetic medium containing (NH4)2 SO4 as the sole nitrogen source, NH2OH, NO2- and NO3- were produced, indicating that heterotrophic nitrification was occurring. The suppressive effect of A. faecalis on plant pathogens was due to its NH2OH produced. © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998

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  1. Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama, Japan

    Naohiro Honda, Mitsuyo Hirai, Takashi Ano & Makoto Shoda

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Honda, N., Hirai, M., Ano, T. et al. Antifungal effect of a heterotrophic nitrifier Alcaligenes faecalis. Biotechnology Letters 20, 703–705 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005382810088

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