Author(s):
Narjisse Mokhtari, Oussama Chauiyakh, Safae EL Aammouri, Ahlam Mbarki, Mouhcine Gardoul, Fatiha Bentata, Abdelaziz Chaouch, Abderrahman Bouassab, Aziz Ettahir, Mohamed Chabbi
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narjisse.mokhtari@etu.uae.ac.ma
DOI:
10.52711/0974-360X.2025.00561 
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Narjisse Mokhtari1*, Oussama Chauiyakh2,3, Safae EL Aammouri4, Ahlam Mbarki3,5, Mouhcine Gardoul3,6, Fatiha Bentata7, Abdelaziz Chaouch8, Abderrahman Bouassab1, Aziz Ettahir2, Mohamed Chabbi1
1Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials, Natural Substances and Environment. Faculty of Sciences and Technologies of Tangier. Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco.
2Mohammed V University in Rabat, Higher School of Technology of Salé, Material, Energetic and Acoustics Team, Salé, Morocco.
3Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics Platform, National Center for Scientific and Technical Research, Rabat, Morocco
4Laboratory of Vegetal, Animal Productions and Agro-Industry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, B.P 242 Kenitra 14000, Morocco.
5Microbiology and Molecular Biology Team, Center of Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, Biodiversity and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University.
6Neuroscience and Neurogenetics Research Team, Faculty of Medicine
Published In:
Volume - 18,
Issue - 8,
Year - 2025
ABSTRACT:
Trichoderma species are known for their power to control the pathogenic fungi. They can be isolated from soil, plant roots, rotting wood, and other organic substances and are widely distributed in nature. Trichoderma is the most widely utilized fungal biological control agent against crop plant pathogens, including soilborne and foliar infections. Our study is interested in isolating fungi from the wood parts of cedar trunks and identifying its mycoflora. A sample was isolated from the cedar grove of Boutrouba forest located in Ifrane National Park in Morocco. The culture and purification of the isolated fungus were done on a water agar medium and then on a Malt Agar medium. After the purification of the fungus, a molecular characterization allowed us to identify the antagonistic agent Trichoderma simmonsii with a coverage percentage of 97,58% and an identity of 99%. To our knowledge, this is the first report of T. simmonsii in Morocco.
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Narjisse Mokhtari, Oussama Chauiyakh, Safae EL Aammouri, Ahlam Mbarki, Mouhcine Gardoul, Fatiha Bentata, Abdelaziz Chaouch, Abderrahman Bouassab, Aziz Ettahir, Mohamed Chabbi. First Report of the Antagonistic Fungus Trichoderma simmonsii in Cedarwood in Morocco. Research Journal Pharmacy and Technology. 2025;18(8):3907-0. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2025.00561
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Narjisse Mokhtari, Oussama Chauiyakh, Safae EL Aammouri, Ahlam Mbarki, Mouhcine Gardoul, Fatiha Bentata, Abdelaziz Chaouch, Abderrahman Bouassab, Aziz Ettahir, Mohamed Chabbi. First Report of the Antagonistic Fungus Trichoderma simmonsii in Cedarwood in Morocco. Research Journal Pharmacy and Technology. 2025;18(8):3907-0. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2025.00561 Available on: https://www.rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2025-18-8-64
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