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tissue culture
• Antibiotics:
• Antibiotics are substances produced by
certain microorganisms that suppress the
growth of other microorganisms and
eventually destroy them.
Antimicrobials in Plant Tissue
Culture
Antibiotics (Antimicrobials)
– Not necessarily…
• Stock Plant Treatment–Reduced phytotoxicity
– •Heveashoots-tips ⇒inhibited growth w/ antibiotics in
medium.
– •No inhibition if stock plant sprayed every 2 days for 2
weeks before culture.
– •Contamination controlled
• Other studies have shown reduced bacterial
growth in shoot-tips & buds w/ regular antibiotic
treatments to stock pants.
Bacteristatic Bactericidal
Includes: Includes:
Choramphenicols Aminoglycosides
Tetracyclines Cephalosporins
Macrolides (Erythromycin) Penicillins
Polymyxins(Polymyxin-B)
Rifamycins(Rifampicin)
Antifungals(Antimycotics)
– Amphotericin B
• Cycloheximide
• Nystatin
• Griseofulvin
– Petachloronitrobenzene(PCNB)
• Thiabendazole
Wide-Spectrum Antimicrobials