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Revista Tecnología en Marcha

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Abstract

CASTILLO, Humberto; ROJAS, Randall  and  VILLALTA, Manuel. Gliocladium sp., important biocontrol agent with promising applications. Tecnología en Marcha [online]. 2016, vol.29, suppl.3, pp.65-73. ISSN 0379-3982.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18845/tm.v29i7.2707.

Gliocladium sp. is a genus from Fungi that is often described as a counterpart of Penicillium sp. Most studies related to this genus have been focused on its powerful capacity as biocontrol agent, especially of fungal pathogens. Nevertheless, its potential applications include numerous products derived from its metabolism capable of generate a variety of chemicals. It is remarkable as well that Gliocladium sp. is an important endophyte organism whom besides providing benefits to the wide range of host plants, can successfully mimic their chemical behavior. Among the latest applications stands out its potential for the production of compounds associated with diesel fuel and its ability as bio-absorbent organism of heavy metals. This research describes and illustrates these applications showing this genus of Fungi as a promising biotechnological tool.

Keywords : Biocontrol; endophyte; myco-diesel; VOCs; taxol.

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