Title

Trichoderma polysporum selectively inhibits white-nose syndrome fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans amidst soil microbes

Creator

Amanpreet Singh
Erica Lasek-Nesselquist
Vishnu Chaturvedi
Sudha Chaturvedi

Files

Publication Date

January 2018

Abstract

Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), the causative fungal agent of white-nose syndrome (WNS), has led to the deaths of millions of hibernating bats in the United States of America (USA) and Canada. Efficient strategies are needed to decontaminate Pd from the bat hibernacula to interrupt the disease transmission cycle without affecting the native microbes. Previously, we discovered a novel Trichoderma polysporum (Tp) strain (WPM 39143), which inhibited the growth of Pd in autoclaved soil samples. In the present investigation, we used culture-based approaches to determine Tp-induced killing of native and enriched Pd in the natural soil of two bat hibernacula. We also assessed the impact of Tp treatment on native microbial communities by metagenomics.

Keywords

Pseudogymnoascus, Nose Syndrome, Metagenomics

Type

Article

Notes

Microbiome, Vol. 6, no. 139 (2018-01-01).

Identifier

K26-00031

Recommended Citation

Singh, Amanpreet; Lasek-Nesselquist, Erica; Chaturvedi, Vishnu; and Chaturvedi, Sudha, "Trichoderma polysporum selectively inhibits white-nose syndrome fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans amidst soil microbes" (2018). KIP Articles. 5463.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/5463