Mannosylerythritol lipids is associated with filamentous growth and propagation of phyllosphere yeast Pseudozyma antarctica on plant surfaces.

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23658083
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied microbiology
• Research Institution: National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
• Principal Investigator: KITAMOTO Hiroko 独立行政法人農業環境技術研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (10370652)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YOSHIDA Shigenobu 独立行政法人農業環境技術研究所, 生物生態機能研究領域, 主任研究員 (90354125)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Keywords: 酵母 / 植物 / 接着 / 拡散

Research Abstract

In this study we found that MELs (mannosyl erythritol lipids) produced by yeast Pseudozyma antarctica on plant surfaces could be expected to play a significant role in fungal morphological development and propagation on plant surfaces.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Enzymatic degradatoin of polyester films by acutinase-like enzyme from Pseudozyma antarctica : surface plasmon resonance and atomic force microscopy study (2013)
  • Author(s): Shinozaki Y,Kikkawa Y,Sato S,Fukuoka T,Watanabe T,Yoshida S,Nakajima-Kambe T,Kitamoto HK
  • Journal Title: Appl.Microbiol.Biotechnol Volume: 97 Pages: 8591-8598
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4673-0
• [Journal Article] Affinity Purification and characterization of a biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from a yeast isolated from the larval midgut of a stag beetle,Aegus laevicollis (2013)
  • Author(s): Suzuki K,Sakamoto H,Shinozaki Y,Tabata J,Watanabe T,Mochizuki A,Koitabashi M,Fujii T,Tsushima S,Kitamoto HK
  • Journal Title: Appl.Microbiol.Biotechnol Volume: 97 Pages: 7679-7688
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5454-0
• [Journal Article] Mannosylerythritollipids secreted by phyllosphere yeast Pseudozyma antarctica is associated with its filamentous growth and propagation on plant surfaces
  • Author(s): Yoshida S,Morita T,Shinozaki Y,Watanabe T,Sameshima-Yamashita Y,Koitabashi M,Kitamoto D&Kitamoto H
  • Journal Title: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol Volume: (in press)
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5675-x
• [Presentation] Peseudozyma 属酵母が植物体上で分泌する糖脂質マンノシルエリトールリピッドは、生息域の拡大に関与する (2014)
  • Author(s): 北本宏子,吉田重信,森田友岳
  • Organizer: 日本農芸化学会2014年度大会
  • Place of Presentation: 2A09p11 明治大学(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 20140000
• [Presentation] 植物常在菌による生分解性プラスチックの分解促進 (2014)
  • Author(s): 北本宏子,小板橋基夫,渡部貴志,篠崎由紀子,山下結香,鈴木健
  • Organizer: 日本化学会
  • Place of Presentation: 3F5-33 名古屋大学(愛知県)
  • Year and Date: 20140000
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Yeast on plant surfaces break down bodegradable plastics (2013)
  • Author(s): Kitamoto H,Koitobashi M,Shinozaki Y,Watanabe T,Sameshima-Yamashita Y,Yoshida S
  • Organizer: YEAST(26th International Conference on Yeat Genetics and Molecular Biology Book of Abstract)
  • Place of Presentation: S231 フランクフルト大学(ドイツ)
  • Year and Date: 20130000