Antimicrobial activity of bacteria isolated from Leptinotarsa decemlineata and Solanum tuberosum

Ефименко, Т. А.; Andrey, Yakushev; Mariia, Demiankova; A, Glukhova Alla; Tamara, Khusnetdinova; S, Sadykova Vera; Olga, Efremenkova

doi:10.17352/aest.000061

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“…albedinis ( 41 ). Furthermore, S. badius was also isolated from the intestinal microbiota of Colorado potato beetles’ larvae ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata ) and demonstrated inhibitory activity against multiple Gram-positive bacteria, Aspergillus niger , and Saccharomyces cerevisiae ( 42 ). All these documented biological activities of S. badius corroborate the inhibitory potential observed with our strains, specifically S11.8 and S13.2, against multiple fungal pathogens.…”

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Oligomycin-producing Streptomyces sp. newly isolated from Swiss soils efficiently protect Arabidopsis thaliana against Botrytis cinerea

Louviot,

Abdelrahman,

Abou-Mansour

et al. 2024

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Botrytis cinerea is a necrotrophic phytopathogen able to attack more than 200 different plant species causing strong yield losses worldwide. Many synthetic fungicides have been developed to control this disease, resulting in the rise of fungicide-resistance B. cinerea strains. The aim of this study was to identify Streptomyces strains showing antagonistic activity against B. cinerea to contribute to plant protection in an environmentally friendly way. We isolated 15 Actinomycete strains from 9 different Swiss soils. The culture filtrates of three isolates showing antifungal activity inhibited spore germination and delayed mycelial growth of B. cinerea . Infection experiments showed that Arabidopsis thaliana plants were more resistant to this pathogen after leaf treatment with the Streptomyces filtrates. Bioassay-guided isolation of the active compounds revealed the presence of germicidins A and B as well as of oligomycins A, B, and E. While germicidins were mostly inactive, oligomycin B reduced the mycelial growth of B. cinerea significantly. Moreover, all three oligomycins inhibited this fungus’ spore germination, suggesting that these molecules might contribute to the Streptomyces ’s ability to protect plants against infection by the broad host-pathogen Botrytis cinerea . IMPORTANCE This study reports the isolation of new Streptomyces strains with strong plant-protective potential mediated by their production of specialized metabolites. Using the broad host range pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea , we demonstrate that the cell-free filtrate of selected Streptomyces isolates efficiently inhibits different developmental stages of the fungus, including mycelial growth and the epidemiologically relevant spore germination. Beyond in vitro experiments, the strains and their metabolites also efficiently protected plants against the disease caused by this pathogen. This work further identifies oligomycins as active compounds involved in the observed antifungal activity of the strains. This work shows that we can harness the natural ability of soil-borne microbes and of their metabolites to efficiently fight other microbes responsible for significant crop losses. This opens the way to the development of environmentally friendly health protection measures for crops of agronomical relevance, based on these newly isolated strains or their metabolic extracts containing oligomycins.

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