Researchers have discovered a new species of endophytic fungus that promotes the aroma of agarwood trees

BEIJING, Kunming, April 26 (Reporter Hu voyage) reporter on the 26th from China Kexue Yuan Kunming Institute of Botany was informed that the researchers through the incense samples taken from the territory of Yunnan, found a new species within the endophyte incense: incense carbon mat And Yunnan Carbonaceous bacteria, and selected three culture media (MEB, PDB and RB) suitable for cultivating high-quality and high-yielding Agarwood carbonaceous bacteria.

Agarwood is a wood containing resin from Agarwood, a plant of the family Aquilaria, is a traditional precious Chinese medicine and natural spice in China, Japan, India and Southeast Asian countries.

Recently, the Chinese Kexue Yuan Kunming Institute of Botany early Xu Jian and Wang Yuehu team, by incense samples were collected from the territory of Yunnan, found a new species within the endophyte incense.

After further analysis of the components of the two new species of fermentation products, the researchers found that 4 of the 5 sesquiterpenoids produced by the Agarwood bacteria were the reported volatile components of Agarwood, which indicates that the Agarwood bacteria are useful.

This study revealed the interaction between endophytic fungi metabolites and host plants, laying a foundation for the application of endophytic fungi to build aroma and the use of endophytic fungi to promote aroma quality.