Chan-Jung Lee*, Young-Mi Yoo, Ju-Yeon Han, Chang-Sung Jhune, Jong-Chun Cheong, Ji-Won Moon, Jang- Sun Suh, Hye-Su Han 1 and Jae-Soon Cha 2
Mushroom Research Division, NIHHS, RDA, Eumseong 369-873, Korea
1Heuksalim, Cheongwon-gun, hungbuk, 363-885, Korea
2Department of Plant Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Korea
Correspondence to lchanj@korea.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December 30, 2013, 41(4):248-254.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2013.41.4.248
Received: October 1, 2013; Revised: November 17, 2013; Accepted: November 18, 2013
Published: December 30, 2013.
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A Gram-negative bacterium was isolated from mushroom media that markedly reduces the level of extracellular toxins (i.e., tolaasins) produced by Pseudomonas tolaasii, the most destructive pathogen of cultivated mushrooms. The HC1 strain was selected as detoxifying tolaasin by bioassay on potato and it was identified Pseudomonas sp. by the cultural, morphological and physiological characteristics, and analysis of the 16S rRNA.. The isolated bacterium is saprophytic but not parasitic nor pathogenic to cultivation mushroom. The isolated bacterium for P. tolaasii cell, was sufficient for detoxification in vitro. Inoculation of the isolated bacterium prevents the development of bacterial disease in Pleurotus ostreatus, Flammunia velutipes and Agaricus bisporus. Control efficacy of brown blotch of strain HC1 treatment was 69, 68 and 55% on Agaricus bisporus, Flammulina velutipes and Pleurotus ostreatus, respectively. The suppressive bacterium may be useful in future for the development of biocontrol system and the construction of genetically modified edible fungi resistant to the disease caused by P. tolaasii.
Control efficacy, Detoxify, Mushrooms, Pseudomonas tolaasii, Tolaasin