Isolation, Identification, and A Statistical Optimization of Scleroglucan- Producing Athelia Rolfsii Did-2 Strain Isolated from Infected Phaseolus Vulgaris

El-Didamony, Ahamed E.; Kalaba, Mohamed H.; Elsehemy, Islam A.; Farid, Mohamed A.M.; Moghannem, Saad A.

doi:10.21608/ejchem.2025.330719.10685

Isolation, Identification, and A Statistical Optimization of Scleroglucan- Producing Athelia Rolfsii Did-2 Strain Isolated from Infected Phaseolus Vulgaris

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt.

² Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, El- Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt

10.21608/ejchem.2025.330719.10685

Abstract

Athelia rolfsii Did-2 (OP600167) is a fungal strain that produces Scleroglucan, a non-ionic water-soluble biopolymer used in various industries. The study aimed to isolate and identify this fungal strain. Five fungal isolates from infected plants were tested, and strain Did-2 was selected as the highest producer (1.43 g/100 mL). The strain was identified using various international keys, including macroscopic, microscopic, and molecular studies. The partial sequence was deposited in GeneBank under the name Athelia rolfsii strain Did-2 18S ribosomal RNA gene with accession number OP600167. To maximize Scleroglucan yield, the Plackett-Burman design (PBD) and the central composite design response surface method (RSM) were employed. The optimized medium resulted in a 2-fold improvement (2.651 g/100 mL) in Scleroglucan yield

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