Adhesion of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum Spores to Phaseolus vulgaris Hypocotyls and to Polystyrene
- 1 April 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 47 (4), 616-619
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.47.4.616-619.1984
Abstract
Adhesion of C. lindemuthianum spores to P. vulgaris hypocotyls and to polystyrene was inhibited by the respiratory inhibitors sodium azide and antimycin A, indicating a requirement for metabolic activity in adhesion. Various commercial proteins and Tween 80 also reduced adhesion to both surfaces. Binding was enhanced by the presence of salts: Na, K, Ca and Mg chlorides were equally effective. The removal of surface wax from hypocotyls by chloroform treatment greatly reduced their subsequent ability to bind spores. The results suggest a similar mechanism for spore adhesion to the plant surface and to polystyrene, involving purely physical surface properties rather than group-specific binding sites.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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