Mechanisms of growth inhibition of Phytomonas serpens by the alkaloids tomatine and tomatidine

Phytomonas serpens are flagellates in the family Trypanosomatidae that parasitise the tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.), which results in fruits with low commercial value. The tomato glycoalkaloid tomatine and its aglycone tomatidine inhibit the growth of P. serpens in axenic cultures. Tomatine...

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Main Authors: Jorge Mansur Medina, Juliany Cola Fernandes Rodrigues, Otacilio C Moreira, Geórgia Atella, Wanderley de Souza, Hector Barrabin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2015-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000100048&lng=en&tlng=en