scholarly journals Fungicidal activity of volatile organic compounds from Paenibacillus bacteria against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Laura Carolina Coconubo Guio ◽  
Diana Cristina Sinuco León ◽  
Leonardo Castellanos Hernández

Some bacteria release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that can influence the growth of other microorganisms including some pathogens. Identifying bacteria with antifungal activity makes it possible to use such bacteria in the development of biocontrol agents. Thus, the present study focuses on screening VOCs released by eight isolates from Paenibacillus genus, collected at Old Providence and Santa Catalina coral reef (Colombian Caribbean Sea), with antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungi Colletotrichum gloeosporioides 26B. The VOCs from Paenibacillus sp (PNM-50) showed inhibition rates higher than 50% in the mycelial fungi growth accompanied by macroscopic morphological changes and a reduction in conidiation. In order to identify the VOCs responsible for this antifungal bioactivity, Headspace-Solid Phase Microextraction (HS-SPME) from the bacterial culture was conducted, followed by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The chromatographic results revealed a high abundance of VOCs released just by culture media. Once, the difference between VOCs emitted by culture media and bacteria was established, it was possible to make a putative identification of 2-furanmethanol, phenylacetonitrile, and 2,4-dimethylpentanol as possible VOCs responsible for the antifungal activity.

Author(s):  
Antonia Flores ◽  
Silvia Sorolla ◽  
Concepció Casas ◽  
Rosa Cuadros ◽  
Anna Bacardit

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs) arise from the chemicals used in the various stages of the leather manufacturing process. An important aim of the tanning industry is to minimize or eliminate VOCs and SVOCs, without lowering the quality of leather.   This paper shows the development of a new headspace-solid phase micro extraction coupled with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (HS-SPME/GC-MS) method for the identification of VOCs and SVOCs emitted by newly designed polymers for the leather finishing operation. These new polymers are polyurethane resins designed to reduce the VOC and SVOC concentration. This method enables a simple and fast determination of the qualitative and semi-quantitative content of VOCs and SVOCs in polyurethane-type finishing resins. The chemicals that are of concern in this paper are the following: Dipropylene glycol Monomethyl Ether (DPGME), DBE-3 (a mixture of dibasic esters) and Triethylamine (TEA). The test conditions that have been determined to carry out the HS-SPME assay are the following: incubation time (2 hours), extraction temperature and time (40°C; 5 minutes) and the desorption conditions (280°C, 50 seconds).  Ten samples of laboratory scale resins were tested by HS-SPME followed by gas chromatography (GC-MS). DPGME and DBE-3 (a mixture of dimethyl adipate, dimethyl glutarate and dimethyl succinate) have been identified effectively. The compounds are identified by a quantitative method using external calibration curves for the target compounds. The technique is not effective to determine the TEA compound, since the chromatograms shown poor resolution peaks for the standard. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen L. Reese ◽  
Carolyn L. Fisher ◽  
Pamela D. Lane ◽  
James D. Jaryenneh ◽  
Matthew W. Moorman ◽  
...  

Abstract Algae ponds used in industrial biomass production are susceptible to pathogen or grazer infestation, resulting in pond crashes with high economic costs. Current methods to monitor and mitigate unhealthy ponds are hindered by a lack of early indicators that precede culture crash. We used solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to identify volatiles emitted from healthy and rotifer infested cultures of Microchloropsis salina. After 48 hours of algal growth, marine rotifers, Brachionus plicatilis, were added to the algae cultures and volatile organic compounds (VOC) were sampled from the headspace using SPME fibers. A GC-MS approach was used in an untargeted analysis of VOCs, followed by preliminary identification. The addition of B. plicatilis to healthy cultures of M. salina resulted in decreased algal cell numbers, relative to uninfected controls, and generated trans-β-ionone and β-cyclocitral, which were attributed to carotenoid degradation. The abundances of the carotenoid-derived VOCs increased with rotifer consumption of algae. Our results indicate that specific VOCs released by infected algae cultures may be early indicators for impending pond crashes, providing a useful tool to monitor algal biomass production and pond crash prevention.


Author(s):  
Dalma Radványi ◽  
András Geösel ◽  
Zsuzsa Jókai ◽  
Péter Fodor ◽  
Attila Gere

Button mushrooms are one of the most commonly cultivated mushroom species facing different risks e.g.: viral, bacterial and fungal diseases. One of the most common problems is caused by Trichoderma aggressivum, or ‘green mould' disease. The presence or absence of mushroom disease-related moulds can sufficiently be detected from the air by headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS SPME GC-MS) via their emitted microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs). In the present study, HS SPME GC-MS was used to explore the volatile secondary metabolites released by T. aggressivum f. europaeum on different nutrient-rich and -poor media. The MVOC pattern of green mould was determined, then media-dependent and independent biomarkers were also identified during metabolomic experiments. The presented results provide the basics of a green mould identification system which helps producers reducing yield loss, new directions for researchers in mapping the metabolomic pathways of T. aggressivum and new tools for policy makers in mushroom quality control.


2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 1934578X0900401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa Piovano ◽  
Juan A. Garbarino ◽  
Elizabeth Sánchez ◽  
Manuel E. Young

The compounds responsible for the characteristic odor of eight fresh non-edible Basidiomycetes fungi were evaluated. The volatile organic compounds from the fresh samples present in the headspace of a sealed vial were determined by solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, using a PDMS/DVB fiber. A total of twenty-eight components were identified, the most frequent being 1-octen-3-ol and 3-octanone.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document