Figures & data
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Fig. 1. The antimicrobial activity against B. subtilis. (a) The mycorrhiza from the shiro front, (b): Paper discs containing the extract from the shiro front.
![Fig. 1. The antimicrobial activity against B. subtilis. (a) The mycorrhiza from the shiro front, (b): Paper discs containing the extract from the shiro front.](/cms/asset/aa80f8e6-7747-4dcd-8c0e-a6c680a390de/tbbb_a_1238298_f0001_oc.gif)
Fig. 2. The steric structure and 27Al NMR spectrum of the extract from the shiro front of shiro No. 32. (a): Tris(oxalato)aluminate, (b): Bis(oxalato)aluminate, (c): (Oxalato)aluminate.
![Fig. 2. The steric structure and 27Al NMR spectrum of the extract from the shiro front of shiro No. 32. (a): Tris(oxalato)aluminate, (b): Bis(oxalato)aluminate, (c): (Oxalato)aluminate.](/cms/asset/735b29fb-a760-4a35-b94f-0515e85fb727/tbbb_a_1238298_f0002_oc.gif)
Table 1. The antimicrobial activity of oxalic acid and the (oxalato)aluminate complex.
Fig. 3. The antimicrobial activities of the mixtures of aluminum chloride and disodium oxalate with molar ratios of 1:1 (○), 1:2 (●), and 1:3 (△).
![Fig. 3. The antimicrobial activities of the mixtures of aluminum chloride and disodium oxalate with molar ratios of 1:1 (○), 1:2 (●), and 1:3 (△).](/cms/asset/8527c363-e74e-428c-83fa-9da968b3a14e/tbbb_a_1238298_f0003_b.gif)
Fig. 4. The antimicrobial activity of oxalic acid against B. subtilis in the absence (a) and presence (b) of aluminum phosphate (5.5 mM).
![Fig. 4. The antimicrobial activity of oxalic acid against B. subtilis in the absence (a) and presence (b) of aluminum phosphate (5.5 mM).](/cms/asset/69ee1f12-a464-4caf-b46e-dd5bbad85119/tbbb_a_1238298_f0004_oc.gif)
Table 2. The antimicrobial activity of organic acids (1 μmol) against B. subtilis in the presence or absence of aluminum phosphate (5.5 mM).
Fig. 5. The effect of the (oxalato)aluminate complex on the mycelia growth of T. matsutake.
![Fig. 5. The effect of the (oxalato)aluminate complex on the mycelia growth of T. matsutake.](/cms/asset/2904fcb1-8100-45fa-babe-a6708ffdaa24/tbbb_a_1238298_f0005_b.gif)
Table 3. The antimicrobial activity of the (oxalato)aluminate complex.
Fig. 6. The distribution of T. matsutake mycelium (a), the (oxalato)aluminate complex (b), oxalic acid (c), pH (d), antimicrobial activity (e), bacteria (f), fungi (g), and phosphorus (h) inside the shiro front (SI), at the shiro front (SF), and outside the shiro front (SO) of No.32 and 7.
![Fig. 6. The distribution of T. matsutake mycelium (a), the (oxalato)aluminate complex (b), oxalic acid (c), pH (d), antimicrobial activity (e), bacteria (f), fungi (g), and phosphorus (h) inside the shiro front (SI), at the shiro front (SF), and outside the shiro front (SO) of No.32 and 7.](/cms/asset/b4a5b709-b6a3-4755-825b-f84eb655812c/tbbb_a_1238298_f0006_b.gif)