Production of a Mixture of Fengycins with Surfactant and Antifungal Activities by Bacillus sp. MA04, a Versatile PGPR
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Bacillus sp. strain MA04 a plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) showed hemolytic activity on blood agar plates, and the supernatant from liquid culture in nutrient broth at 24 h exhibited emulsification activity, suggesting the production of biosurfactants. In antagonist assays, the supernatant showed antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungi such as Penicillium expansum, Fusarium stilboides, Sclerotium rolfsii y Rhizoctonia solani, finding a reduction of mycelial growth of all fungi tested, ranging from 35 to 69%25, this activity was increased with time of culture, accomplishing percentages of inhibition up to 85%25 with supernatants obtained at 72 h. Then, the crude biorsurfactant (CB) was isolated from the supernatant in order to assay its antagonistic effect on the phytopathogens previously tested, finding an increase in the inhibition up to 97%25 at 500 mg/L of CB. The composition of CB was determined by infrared spectroscopy, identifying various functional groups related to lipopeptides, which were purified by high-performance liquid chromatography and analyzed by MALDI-TOF/TOF–MS, revealing a mixture of fengycins A and B whose high antifungal activity is been widely recognized. These results show that PGPR Bacillus sp. MA04 could also contribute to plant health status through the production of metabolites with antimicrobial activity. © 2018, Association of Microbiologists of India.
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Adduct; Biological control; Emulsification index; Hemolytic activity; Lipopeptides biosurfactant; fengycin A; fengycin B; natural product; unclassified drug; Alternaria; antifungal activity; Article; Aspergillus niger; Athelia rolfsii; Bacillus subtilis; chemical composition; Colletotrichum; controlled study; drug identification; drug synthesis; emulsion; fungus growth; Fusarium; Fusarium stilboides; hemolysis; in vitro study; mycelium; nonhuman; Penicillium expansum; priority journal; Rhizoctonia solani
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