Root endophytic Chaetomium cupreum enhanced tolerance of aluminum in Miscanthus sinensis and produced a siderophore

Haruma, Toshikatsu*; Yamaji, Keiko*; Masuya, Hayato*; Sekine, Yurina; Kozai, Naofumi

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Chaetomium cupreum was isolated from the root of Miscanthus sinensis. The siderophore was collected and purified, and the function of the siderophore was investigated. The siderophore was identified as oosporein. C. cupreum increased Al tolerance in M. sinensis via accumulating and detoxifying Al into their mycelia using oosporein, and via changing the Al localization pattern in the roots, which was more efficient to detoxify Al.