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Possible source of the high UV-B and heat tolerance of Metarhizium acridum (isolate ARSEF 324)
Drauzio E N Rangel1, Donald W Roberts2
1Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5305, USA; Universidade Brasil, São Paulo, SP 08230-030, Brazil.
Abstract:
The isolate ARSEF 324 of Metarhizium acridum is very tolerant to UV-B radiation and heat, but the intrinsic traits behind the extreme tolerance of this isolate to both stress conditions have not been elucidated. Because trehalose and mannitol are documented stress reducers in fungi, we investigated the accumulation of these compounds in conidia of ARSEF 324 compared with the accumulation of these two compounds in conidia of M. robertsii (ARSEF 23 and ARSEF 2575), which are considerably more susceptible to UV-B radiation and heat than ARSEF 324. Conidia of ARSEF 324 produced on potato dextrose agar plus yeast extract accumulated two-fold more trehalose and mannitol than conidia of ARSEF 23 and ARSEF 2575 produced on the same medium. The high accumulation of trehalose and mannitol in conidia of ARSEF 324 suggests one mechanism that it uses to attain its high tolerance to UV-B radiation and heat.
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