Fungus Sclerotium rolfsii

Sivamurthy K, Wamy BM, Pujar BG (1991) Transformation of dimethylterephthalate by the fungus Sclerotium rolfsii. FEMS Microbiol Lett 79 37-40... 

Scleroglucan Scleroglucan is produced by fermentation of the filamentous fungus Sclerotium rolfsii Scleroglucan is a water soluble, nature-derived polysaccharide Used for stabilizing latex paints, printing inks and drilling muds... 

El-Katatny, M. H., Somitsch, W., Robra, K. H., El-Katatny, M. S., Gubitz, G. M. Production of chitinase and P-1, 3-glucanase by Trichoderma harzianum for control of the phytopathogenic fungus Sclerotium rolfsii. Food Technol Biotechnol 2000, 38(3), 173-180. 

Sclerotium rolfsii (fungus) Partial Sivamurthy etal. (1991)... 

How does pathogen infestation affect odor emissions and does it interfere with emissions induced by insect herbivores So far, only one study has specifically looked at this cross-effect (Cardoza et al, 2002). It showed that insect feeding (beet armyworm, S. exigua) and fungus infection (white mold, Sclerotium rolfsii) resulted in distinctly different odor blends in peanut plants, whereas plants that were simultaneously infested by these two antagonists released a mix of both blends. 

Sclerotium rolfsir. This often forms a white mycelium and pale yellow-brown spherical sclerotia on the external surface of kava roots and stem base. Some authors (e.g., Singh and Nambiar, 1988) consider the fungus to be pathogenic on kava. However, in pathogenicity tests, where 300 sclerotia were placed adjacent to roots of potted kava plants, the fungus killed only those plants whose roots had been severely injured prior to inoculation (Davis and Brown, 1999). Thus, S. rolfsii may play a role as a secondary pathogen of kava roots. 

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