Isolation and regeneration of protoplasts from the yeast and mycelial form of the dimorphic zygomycete Benjaminiella poitrasii: role of chitin metabolism for morphogenesis during regeneration

Microbiological Research
Manisha V Chitnis, M V Deshpande

Abstract

Experimental parameters for isolation and regeneration of protoplasts from the mycelial and yeast form cells of the dimorphic zygomycete Benjamininiella poitrasii are reported. Using a chitosanase containing preparation from Streptomyces sp. MCl we obtained protoplasts after 5 h incubation with a yield of 2+/-0.3 x 10(6) ml(-1) and 3+/-0.4 x 10(7) ml(-1) for the mycelial and yeast form, respectively. During regeneration under conditions triggering dimorphism the two morphological forms were observed after 36 h. Initially, for 10-12 h only an irregular mass was formed as a result of deregulated cell wall synthesis. Among the tested inhibitors influencing cell wall metabolism, chitin metabolism inhibitors showed distinctive effects on the regeneration of protoplasts suggesting that the respective enzymes significantly contribute to determining the morphogenesis of the dimorphic fungus B. poitrasii.

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