LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Mangrove endophyte promotes reforestation tree (Acacia polyphylla) growth

Castro, Renata Assis; Dourado, Manuella Nóbrega; Almeida, Jaqueline Raquel de; Lacava, Paulo Teixeira; Nave, André; Melo, Itamar Soares de; Azevedo, João Lucio de; Quecine, Maria Carolina.

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (1), 2018

ABSTRACT Mangroves are ecosystems located in the transition zone between land and sea that serve as a potential source of biotechnological resources. Brazil's extensive coast contains one of the largest mangrove forests in the world (encompassing an area of 25,000 km2 along all the coast). Endophytic bac...

Acacia/crecimiento & desarrollo, Acacia/microbiología, Bacterias/clasificación, Bacterias/genética, Bacterias/aislamiento & purificación, Bacterias/metabolismo, Brasil, Endófitos/clasificación, Endófitos/genética, Endófitos/aislamiento & purificación, Endófitos/metabolismo, Ácidos Indolacéticos/metabolismo, Filogenia, Árboles/crecimiento & desarrollo, Árboles/microbiología, Humedales

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Tannic extract potential as natural wood preservative of Acacia mearnsii

ABSTRACT High toxicity of the preservatives most frequently used in wood treatment and the resulting risks of handling pose a threat to small producers and to the environment. In an attempt to mitigate these problems, the present study was conducted with the objective of evaluating the preservative effec...