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Characterization of mycocin secreted by Rhodotorula colostri (Castelli) Lodder

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A Rhodotorula colostri strain has been isolated that shows fungicidal activity against related species of the genera Rhodosporidium, Sporidiobolus, and their anamorphs phylogenetically belonging to the order Sporidiobolales (Microbotryomycetes, Pucciniomycotina). The agent secreted has a molecular weight of about 4–5 kDa, is active at pH values ranging from 3.5 to 5.5, and is thermolabile and protease-sensitive.

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Original Russian Text © W.I. Golubev, M.A. Tomashevskaya, 2009, published in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Biologicheskaya, 2009, No. 3, pp. 373–378.

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Golubev, W.I., Tomashevskaya, M.A. Characterization of mycocin secreted by Rhodotorula colostri (Castelli) Lodder. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 36, 311–316 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359009030121

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