Stress tolerance and growth of trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants in Aspergillus niger

There are several fungal species including Aspergillus niger that are responsible for food spoilage. The conidia of Aspergillus niger contain mannitol and trehalose and these compounds act as stress protectants and keep the cells viable. In my experiments, I observed the survival after stress in tre...

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Autor principal: Tajrin, Tania
Formato: First cycle, G2E
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Publicado: 2011
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description There are several fungal species including Aspergillus niger that are responsible for food spoilage. The conidia of Aspergillus niger contain mannitol and trehalose and these compounds act as stress protectants and keep the cells viable. In my experiments, I observed the survival after stress in trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants of Aspergillus niger and compared with wild type strains. I applied different treatments like heat shock, freeze-drying and different energy sources on mutants and wild types spores at different ages. The results indicate that 1-month-old spores of mutant of ΔtppB and ΔmpdA are more vulnerable at high and low temperatures. These experiments indicate that the trehalose deficient mutant ΔtppB and the mannitol deficient mutant ΔmpdA are more sensitive compared to wild type and most probably due to their lower mannitol and trehalose levels.
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spelling RepoSLU25122012-04-20T14:18:58Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2512/ Stress tolerance and growth of trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants in Aspergillus niger Tajrin, Tania Food science and technology Food contamination and toxicology There are several fungal species including Aspergillus niger that are responsible for food spoilage. The conidia of Aspergillus niger contain mannitol and trehalose and these compounds act as stress protectants and keep the cells viable. In my experiments, I observed the survival after stress in trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants of Aspergillus niger and compared with wild type strains. I applied different treatments like heat shock, freeze-drying and different energy sources on mutants and wild types spores at different ages. The results indicate that 1-month-old spores of mutant of ΔtppB and ΔmpdA are more vulnerable at high and low temperatures. These experiments indicate that the trehalose deficient mutant ΔtppB and the mannitol deficient mutant ΔmpdA are more sensitive compared to wild type and most probably due to their lower mannitol and trehalose levels. 2011-04-18 First cycle, G2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2512/1/Tajrin_t_110418.pdf Tajrin, Tania, 2011. Stress tolerance and growth of trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants in Aspergillus niger. First cycle, G2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Microbiology <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/4024.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-63 eng
spellingShingle Food science and technology
Food contamination and toxicology
Tajrin, Tania
Stress tolerance and growth of trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants in Aspergillus niger
title Stress tolerance and growth of trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants in Aspergillus niger
title_full Stress tolerance and growth of trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants in Aspergillus niger
title_fullStr Stress tolerance and growth of trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants in Aspergillus niger
title_full_unstemmed Stress tolerance and growth of trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants in Aspergillus niger
title_short Stress tolerance and growth of trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants in Aspergillus niger
title_sort stress tolerance and growth of trehalose and mannitol deficient mutants in aspergillus niger
topic Food science and technology
Food contamination and toxicology
url https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2512/
https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2512/