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. 1992 Feb;174(3):1055-9.
doi: 10.1128/jb.174.3.1055-1059.1992.

Biomimics of fungal cell-cell recognition by use of lectin-coated nylon fibers

J Inbar  1 , I Chet
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Biomimics of fungal cell-cell recognition by use of lectin-coated nylon fibers

J Inbar et al. J Bacteriol. 1992 Feb.

Abstract

When the mycoparasitic, biocontrol fungus Trichoderma harzianum was allowed to grow on nylon fibers treated with concanavalin A or Sclerotium rolfsii lectin, it coiled around the nylon fibers and produced hooks in a pattern similar to that observed with the real host hyphae. The incidence of interaction between T. harzianum and S. rolfsii lectin-treated fibers was significantly higher than that of the controls (untreated or blocked activated fibers). These findings provide direct evidence for the role of lectins in mycoparasitism.

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