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Table 2 Influence of successive subculture on the activity of Pr1 enzyme and the LT50 values of ARSEF4556, AUMC 3262, and V275 after 15 days growth on SDAY at 25 ± 2 °C

From: Comparative study of fungal stability between Metarhizium strains after successive subculture

Subcultures

Pr1 (μmol ml−1 min−1 )

LT50

ARSEF4556

AUMC 2362

V275

ARSEF 4556

AUMC3262

V275

1st

0.73 ± 0.015a

0.68 ± 0.056a

0.77 ± 0.025a

2.27 ± 0.07b

2.14 ± 0.04b

1.69 ± 0.12c

3rd

0.72 ± 0.013a

0.73 ± 0.030a

0.77 ± 0.016a

2.34 ± 0.09b

2.07 ± 0.02bc

2.41 ± 0.02a

5th

0.72 ± 0.014a

0.71 ± 0.11a

0.73 ± 0.036a

2.21 ± 0.05b

1.92 ± 0.03c

2.05 ± 0.03b

7th

0.73 ± 0.002a

0.66 ± 0.10a

0.79 ± 0.010a

2.71 ± 0.01a

2.21 ± 0.05ab

2.05 ± 0.03b

9th

0.73 ± 0.014a

0.70 ± 0.021a

0.74 ± 0.027a

2.36 ± 0.02b

2.34 ± 0.09a

2.27 ± 0.07ab

  1. Each value represents the mean of three replicates. The means within a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (LSD test, P > 0.05). LT50 median lethal time. Pr1 activity is expressed as μmol ml−1 min−1 released from succinyl-ala-ala-pro-phe-p-nitroanilide