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. 2023 Jan 5;11(1):137. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11010137

Table 1.

Fungi known as nematophagous and P solubilizers.

Type of Fungi Fungi Structure Involved Substance That Is Solubilized Solubilization Mechanism Reference
Predatory Arthrobotrys oligospora Adhesive networks Phosphate rock pH of the culture medium. [58]
Arthrobotrys conoides and Duddingtonia flagrans Adhesive networks Adhesive networks Tricalcium, zinc, and aluminum phosphate phosphate rock pH of the culture medium.
Production of organic acids
[56]
Duddingtonia flagrans Adhesive networks Phosphorus - [2,3]
Nematode egg-parasitic Pochonia chlamydosporia Appressoria and hyphae Phosphorus Phosphatases and organic acids [3,62,63]
Purpureocillium variotii Toxic metabolites Phosphorus Siderophores and pH of the culture medium [68]
Purpureocillium hepiali Toxic metabolites Phosphate pH of the culture medium [67]
Purpureocillium lilacinum Toxic metabolites Calcium and iron phosphate pH of the culture medium and organic acids [83]
Toxin producing Piriformospora indica Metabolites Organic and inorganic phosphorus pH of the culture medium [73,75,84]
Pleurotus ostreatus Toxins Phosphate rock Organic acids: tartaric, malic, citric, lactic, succinic and four unknown acids [71,85]
Filamentous fungi with indetermined nematophagous mechanism Trichoderma harzianum Hydrolytic enzymes Calcium phosphate
pH of the culture medium, production of chelating metabolites, and redox activity [26]
Trichoderma asperellum Hydrolytic enzymes Monopotassium phosphate
Phytate
Phosphate rock
pH of the culture medium and organic anions [86]
Trichoderma spp. Hydrolytic enzymes Phosphate Organic acids [87]
Aspergillus niger,
Penicillium canescens,
Eupenicillium ludwigii, and Penicillium islandicum
Hydrolytic enzymes Phosphate rock pH of the culture medium, acids: oxalic, citric, and gluconic [31]
Aspergillus, Penicillium, Trichoderma, Fusarium,
Mucor, Ovularopsis, Tritirachium, and Geotrichum
Hydrolytic enzymes Phosphate rock
Tricalcium phosphate
Acids: fumaric, acetic, gluconic, lactic, and succinic [29]
Penicillium expansum,
Mucor ramosissimus, and Candida krissii
Hydrolytic enzymes Phosphate rock Acids: citric, oxalic, and gluconic [79]
Penicillium guanacastense Hydrolytic enzymes Organic and inorganic phosphorus Acids: gluconic, oxalic, lactic, and malonic [32]
Penicillium bilaji and Penicillium cf.fuscum Hydrolytic enzymes Phosphate rock Organic acids [30]
Aspergillus niger Hydrolytic enzymes Various forms of soluble P calcium iron aluminum phosphate Acids: gluconic, oxalic, tartaric [14,33]
Aspergillus aculeatus Hydrolytic enzymes Phosphate rock pH of the culture medium [88]
Rhizopus stolonifer, Aspergillus niger, and Alternaria alternata Hydrolytic enzymes Calcium phosphate Organic acids [89]
Aspergillus tubingensis Hydrolytic enzymes Phosphate rock pH of the culture medium [90]
Penicillium oxalicum and Aspergillus niger Hydrolytic enzymes Tricalcium phosphate Organic acids [91]
Penicillium bilaii Hydrolytic enzymes Calcium phosphate Acids: citric and oxalic [92]
Aspergillus niger and Penicillium italicum Hydrolytic enzymes Tricalcium phosphate pH of the culture medium [93]
Penicillium oxalicum, Trichoderma virens, and Aspergillus Hydrolytic enzymes Insoluble tricalcium phosphate, soluble dipotassium hydrogen phosphate pH of the culture medium and organic acids [94]
Penicillium Hydrolytic enzymes Phosphate pH of the culture medium [95]
Penicillium oxalicum Hydrolytic enzymes Phosphate Organic acids [96]
Paecilomyces, Trichoderma, Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Gongronella Hydrolytic enzymes Calcium phosphate Iron phosphate [78]