Important progress has been made in the analysis and control of fungal infection of Haematococcus pluvialis by the Aquatic Institute

Danxiang Han's team from the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences took the cell interaction system of

The research team found that in the process of fungal infection of Haematococcus pluvialis, some thermally stable small molecular compounds are released into the environment, which can reduce the resistance of Haematococcus pluvialis cells to fungal infection through oxidative stress, Greatly speed up the fungal infection proce.

Based on this discovery, the research team screened a green and safe antioxidant butyl hydroxyanisole ( BHA ) from food additives, which can effectively inhibit the infection of

The above research results are titled " Oxidative stress facilitates infection of the unicellular alga Haematococcus pluvialis by the fungus Paraphysoderma sedebokerense ", published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproduct.

Paper link: https://biotechnologyforbiofue.

Figure Developmental morphology of Haematococcus pluvialis and cytological process of fungal infectio.

Figure A schematic diagram of the mechanism of action of secondary metabolites in promoting fungal infection of Haematococcus pluvialis