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Chemical composition, antibacterial and antifungal activities ofTrichoderma sp. growing in Tunisia

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Trichoderma species are common soil-inhabiting fungi that have been developed as effective biocontrol agents against various phytopathogenic microorganisms. The chemical composition of butanolic extract prepared from cultivatedTrichoderma sp. was analysed using GC-FID and GC-MS. Six components were identified. Limonene, the terpenoid compound, was found to be the major component in the tested extract (92.6%). Antibacterial and antifungal activities were also investigated against five pathogenic Gram positive and Gram negative bacterial strains and five pathogenic fungi. In tested concentrations, the prepared extract showed positive antibacterial values, but no antifungal activity was detected.

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  1. Laboratory of Genome, Diagnostic and Valorisation, Faculty of Pharmacy, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia

    Fethi Bel Haj Khethr, Dhouha Saïdana & Ahmed Noureddine Helal

  2. Laboratory of Natural Substances Chemistry and Organic Synthesis, Faculty of Sciences, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia

    Samia Ammar, Mohamed Ali Mahjoub & Zine Mighri

  3. Laboratory of Phytopathology, The Regional Pole of Agricultural Research-development, Chott-Mariem, Sousse, Tunisia

    Majda Daami

  4. Laboratory of Environment Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia

    Jihane Chriaa

  5. Laboratory of Genetic, Biodiversity and Bio-Resources Valorisation, Biotechnology Institute of Monastir, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia

    Kaouthar Liouane

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Khethr, F.B.H., Ammar, S., Saïdana, D. et al. Chemical composition, antibacterial and antifungal activities ofTrichoderma sp. growing in Tunisia. Ann. Microbiol. 58, 303–308 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03175334

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