Diversity and enzymatic activity of Ganoderma (Ganodermataceae) species on Leguminosae

• Grant number: 12/16809-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: May 01, 2013
• End date: April 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Botany
• Principal Investigator: Vera Lucia Ramos Bononi
• Grantee: Vera Lucia Ramos Bononi
• Host Institution: Instituto de Botânica. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: São Paulo
• Associated researchers: Adriana de Mello Gugliotta ; Ana Cristina Bolanos Rojas ; Vera Maria Valle Vitali

Abstract

The Ganoderma species (Polyporales) are cosmopolitan. The tropical region has great number of species or one species with great polimorphysme, with 22species registred in the literature for different American tropical places.As other species of Agaricomycetes, Ganoderma occours in hard and soft woods, being saprophytic or phytopatogenic. In leguminosae trees of urban centres species of Ganoderma are phytopatogenic with the risc of fallen trees down over people and cars. The subject of this project is to identify the species of the genus Ganoderma on leguminosae trees through the morfology and microstrutures of basidiomes , ultrastructure of basidiospores, molecular biology, enzymatic activity looking for clarify the taxonomy and increasing the knowledge for future disease control. (AU)