scholarly journals Antifungal Activity of Bacterial Strains from Maize Silks against Fusarium Verticillioides

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisele de Fátima Dias Diniz ◽  
Luciano Viana Cota ◽  
José Edson Fontes Figueiredo ◽  
Frederick Mendes Aguiar ◽  
Dagma Dionisia da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Fusarium Verticillioides ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Hydrolytic Enzyme ◽  
Food Contamination ◽  
Achromobacter Xylosoxidans ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Stalk Rot ◽  
Maize Silks

Abstract Fusarium verticillioides is pathogenic to maize and mycotoxin-producer, causing yield losses, feed and food contamination, and risks to human and animal health. Endophytic (ISD04 and IPR45) and epiphytic (CT02 and IM14) bacteria from maize silks were tested in vitro and greenhouse against F. verticillioides and for hydrolytic enzyme production (cellulase, pectinase, protease, lipase, and chitinase). The strains were assigned as Achromobacter xylosoxidans (ISD04), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IPR45), and Bacillus velezensis (CT02 and IM14) by 16S gene sequencing. All strains showed antifungal activity in vitro with inhibition values from 58.5–100%; they changed hyphae morphology and inhibited the conidial germination by up to 100% (IPR45). The four strains produced at least one enzyme with antifungal activity. The microbiolized seeds reduced the fungal development in stored grains and stalk rot severity in the greenhouse by 72.6% (ISD04). These results highlight the potential of these strains as biocontrol agents against F. verticillioides

Antifungal activity of bacterial strains from maize silks against Fusarium verticillioides

2021 ◽  
Vol 204 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisele de Fátima Dias Diniz ◽  
Luciano Viana Cota ◽  
José Edson Fontes Figueiredo ◽  
Frederick Mendes Aguiar ◽  
Dagma Dionísia da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Fusarium Verticillioides ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Maize Silks

scholarly journals Antifungal activities of thiosemicarbazones and semicarbazones against mycotoxigenic fungi

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 531-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rojane de Oliveira Paiva ◽  
Lucimar Ferreira Kneipp ◽  
Carla Marins Goular ◽  
Mariana Almeida Albuquerque ◽  
Aurea Echevarria
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Aspergillus Flavus ◽  
Fungicidal Activity ◽  
Fusarium Verticillioides ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Fungistatic Activity ◽  
Mycotoxigenic Fungi ◽  
Quality Of Food ◽  
Chelating Effect

Mycotoxigenic fungi can compromise the quality of food, exposing human and animal health at risk. The antifungal activity of eight thiosemicarbazones (1-8) and nine semicarbazones (9-17) was evaluated against Aspergillus flavus, A. nomius, A. ochraceus, A. parasiticus and Fusarium verticillioides. Thiosemicarbazones had MIC values of 125-500 µg/ml. The thiosemicarbazones 1 and 2 exerted fungistatic activity against Aspergillus spp., and thiosemicarbazone 2 exerted fungicidal activity against F. verticillioides. Compound 2 showed an iron chelating effect of 63%. The ergosterol content of A. parasiticus had a decrease of 28 and 71% for the 31.2 and 62.5 µg/ml concentrations of thiosemicarbazone 2 compared to the control. The obtained results of antifungal activity revealed that thiosemicarbazone class was more active when compared to semicarbazone class and, the thiosemicarbazone 2 was the most active compound, specially, against Aspergillus spp.

scholarly journals Essential Oil from Origanum vulgare Completely Inhibits the Growth of Multidrug-Resistant Cystic Fibrosis Pathogens

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1601100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Pesavento ◽  
Valentina Maggini ◽  
Isabel Maida ◽  
Antonella Lo Nostro ◽  
Carmela Calonico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Achromobacter Xylosoxidans ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Origanum Vulgare ◽  
Disk Diffusion Method ◽  
Wide Range

Essential oils (EOs) are known to inhibit the growth of a wide range of microorganisms. Particularly interesting is the possible use of EOs to treat multidrug-resistant cystic fibrosis (CF) pathogens. We tested the essential oil (EO) from Origanum vulgare for in vitro antimicrobial activity, against three of the major human opportunistic pathogens responsible for respiratory infections in CF patients; these are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Achromobacter xylosoxidans. Antibiotic susceptibility of each strain was previously tested by the standard disk diffusion method. Most strains were resistant to multiple antibiotics and could be defined as multi-drug-resistant (MDR). The antibacterial activity of O. vulgare EO (OEO) against a panel of 59 bacterial strains was evaluated, with MIC and MBC determined at 24, 48 and 72 hours by a microdilution method. The OEO was effective against all tested strains, although to a different extent. The MBC and MIC of OEO for S. aureus strains were either lower or equal to 0.50%, v/v, for A. xylosoxidans strains were lower or equal to 1% and 0.50%, v/v, respectively; and for S. maltophilia strains were lower or equal to 0.25%, v/v. The results from this study suggest that OEO might exert a role as an antimicrobial in the treatment of CF infections.

scholarly journals In-Vitro Application of a Qatari Burkholderia cepacia strain (QBC03) in the Biocontrol of Mycotoxigenic Fungi and in the Reduction of Ochratoxin A biosynthesis by Aspergillus carbonarius

Toxins ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randa Zeidan ◽  
Zahoor Ul-Hassan ◽  
Roda Al-Thani ◽  
Quirico Migheli ◽  
Samir Jaoua
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Ochratoxin A ◽  
Burkholderia Cepacia ◽  
Culture Supernatant ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Aspergillus Carbonarius ◽  
Penicillium Verrucosum ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Mycotoxigenic Fungi

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by certain filamentous fungi, causing human and animal health issues upon the ingestion of contaminated food and feed. Among the safest approaches to the control of mycotoxigenic fungi and mycotoxin detoxification is the application of microbial biocontrol agents. Burkholderia cepacia is known for producing metabolites active against a broad number of pathogenic fungi. In this study, the antifungal potential of a Qatari strain of Burkholderia cepacia (QBC03) was explored. QBC03 exhibited antifungal activity against a wide range of mycotoxigenic, as well as phytopathogenic, fungal genera and species. The QBC03 culture supernatant significantly inhibited the growth of Aspergillus carbonarius, Fusarium culmorum and Penicillium verrucosum in PDA medium, as well as A. carbonarius and P. verrucosum biomass in PDB medium. The QBC03 culture supernatant was found to dramatically reduce the synthesis of ochratoxin A (OTA) by A. carbonarius, in addition to inducing mycelia malformation. The antifungal activity of QBC03’s culture extract was retained following thermal treatment at 100 °C for 30 min. The findings of the present study advocate that QBC03 is a suitable biocontrol agent against toxigenic fungi, due to the inhibitory activity of its thermostable metabolites.

scholarly journals Aggressiveness to Mature Maize Plants of Fusarium Strains Differing in Ability to Produce Fumonisin

Plant Disease ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 83 (7) ◽  
pp. 690-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas J. Jardine ◽  
John F. Leslie
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Moniliforme ◽  
Fusarium Verticillioides ◽  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Lesion Length ◽  
Stalk Rot ◽  
Maize Inbred Lines ◽  
Maize Plants ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Fusarium Thapsinum

Four strains each of Fusarium moniliforme (syn. Fusarium verticillioides) and Fusarium thapsinum were tested for aggressiveness toward two maize inbred lines grown under greenhouse conditions. All strains induced significantly longer stalk lesions than those observed in the controls. Mean lesion length resulting from inoculation with strains of F. moniliforme was longer than the mean lesion length resulting from inoculation with strains of F. thapsinum. Within each species, however, there was a broad range of lesion lengths observed, and all tested strains of both species probably should be regarded as potential pathogens of maize. No isolate × inbred interaction was detected. Fumonisins may play a role in aggressiveness, but under our conditions, stalk rot and the ability to produce fumonisins in vitro were not correlated.

Douglas-fir root-associated microorganisms with inhibitory activity towards fungal plant pathogens and human bacterial pathogens

1996 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 690-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paige E. Axelrood ◽  
Alison M. Clarke ◽  
Reed Radley ◽  
S. Janet V. Zemcov
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Inhibitory Activity ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Bacterial Pathogens ◽  
Douglas Fir ◽  
Microbial Culture ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Fungal Plant Pathogens ◽  
Forest Sites

A microbial culture collection composed of 1820 bacterial strains, including 298 actinomycete strains, was established from the roots of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) seedlings harvested from conifer nurseries and forest sites. Two hundred and thirty-four strains inhibited the growth of Fusarium, Cylindrocarpon, and (or) Pythium spp. in in vitro assays. A significantly greater proportion of bacterial strains from actinomycete genera exhibited antifungal properties compared with bacterial strains from nonactinomycete genera. Eighty-nine percent of identified inhibitory strains were Streptomyces, Streptoverticillium, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, or Burkholderia species. The actinomycete species were isolated almost exclusively from forest seedlings. Recovery of inhibitory strains representing 29 microbial species was enhanced using a variety of methods to isolate microorganisms from the roots of seedlings from nursery and forest sites. Bacterial strains (including actinomycete strains) with antifungal activity were tested for in vitro growth inhibition of six clinical human bacterial pathogens (Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Forty-eight percent of the tested strains inhibited one or more human pathogens. Inhibitory activity towards fungal and bacterial pathogens was strain specific, not species specific, and many inhibitory strains exhibited broad-spectrum activity. Strains with antifungal activity against several conifer root pathogens were also more likely to inhibit multiple species of clinical bacterial pathogens.Key words: in vitro, antimicrobial, conifer rhizosphere.

scholarly journals Design, Synthesis and Molecular Docking Studies of Novel Pyrazole Benzimidazole Derivatives as Potent Antibacterial Agents

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 2733-2739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivasa Rao Dasari ◽  
Subbaiah Tondepu ◽  
Lakshmana Rao Vadali ◽  
Nareshvarma Seelam
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Antibacterial Activities ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Benzimidazole Derivatives ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
C 30 ◽  
Dehydrosqualene Synthase

A novel series of pyrazole benzimidazole derivatives were synthesized and the structure of the final targets 4a-h were confirmed by IR, Mass, 13C NMR and 1H NMR spectral analysis. The new pyrazole core with imidazole and benzimidazoles derivatives were evaluated for in vitro antibacterial, antifungal activity against six bacterial strains significantly. In dispersion, 4c, 4f and 4g had the highest antibacterial activities on these microorganisms Bacillus subtilis B29, Escherichia coli E266, with zone of inhibition 21, 19 and 19 mm, respectively. Compounds 4a, 4c, 4h shows good antifungal activity against A. niger, Fusarium oxysporum fungal strains. Further, molecular docking for protein ligands interactions was performed using the crystal structure of C(30) carotenoid dehydrosqualene synthase from Staphylococcus aureus complexed with bisphosphonate BPH-700. Among the final compounds 4e, 4g and 4h show highest binding energy ΔG = -7.89, -7.48 and -7.08 Kcal/mol, respectively and amino acid interactions Lys273, Asp27.

scholarly journals Synthesis of (E)-(4-(Aryl)phenyl)(3-(2-(1-phenyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)-1Hpyrazol-4-yl)vinyl)benzofuran-2-yl)methanones by Claisen Schmidt-Suzuki Cross Coupling and their Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashok Dongamanti ◽  
Mohammad Ziauddin ◽  
Bommidi Vijaya Lakshmi ◽  
Madderla Sarasija
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Coupling Reaction ◽  
Cross Coupling ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Mass Spectral ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Cross Coupling Reaction ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal ◽  
C Nmr

A series of ten novel (<em>E</em>)-(4-(aryl)phenyl)(3-(2-(1-phenyl-3- (thiophen-2-yl)-1<em>H</em>-pyrazol-4-yl)vinyl)benzofuran-2-yl)methanones (<strong>7a-j</strong>) derivatives were prepared by traditional Claisen-Schmidt and Suzuki cross-coupling reaction under conventional and microwave irradiation conditions. The structures of all the newly synthesized compounds were established on the basis of FTIR, <sup>1</sup>H NMR, <sup>13</sup>C NMR, mass spectral data and elemental analysis. The products were assayed for their <em>in vitro</em> antibacterial activity against different types of bacterial strains. Further the antifungal activity was examined by inhibitory action against three fungal strains such as <em>Aspergillus niger</em>, <em>Aspergillus flavus</em> and <em>Fusarium oxysporum</em>.

scholarly journals Characterization and Functional Test of Canine Probiotics

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Jun Jang ◽  
Seungwoo Son ◽  
Jung-Ae Kim ◽  
Min Young Jung ◽  
Yeon-jae Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Animal Health ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Host Animal ◽  
Microbial Composition ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Acid And Bile Tolerance

Probiotics can modulate the composition of gut microbiota and benefit the host animal health in multiple ways. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB), mainly Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species, are well-known microbes with probiotic potential. In the present study, 88 microbial strains were isolated from canine feces and annotated. Among these, the four strains CACC517, 537, 558, and 566 were tested for probiotic characteristics, and their beneficial effects on hosts were evaluated both in vitro and in vivo; these strains exhibited antibiosis, antibiotic activity, acid and bile tolerance, and relative cell adhesion to the HT-29 monolayer cell line. Byproducts of these strains increased the viability and decreased oxidative stress in mouse and dog cell lines (RAW264.7 and DH82, respectively). Subsequently, when the probiotics were applied to the clinical trial, changes in microbial composition and relative abundance of bacterial strains were clearly observed in the experimental animals. Experimental groups before and after the application were obviously separated from PCA analysis of clinical results. Conclusively, these results could provide comprehensive understanding of the effects of probiotic strains (CACC517, 537, 558, and 566) and their industrial applications.

Synthesis of a Series of Chalcones and Related Flavones and Evaluation of their Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Hind Benouda ◽  
Btissam Bouchal ◽  
Allal Challioui ◽  
Abdelkader Oulmidi ◽  
Tarik Harit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Aromatic Aldehydes ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Oxidative Cyclization ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Antibacterial And Antifungal Activities

Background: A series of chalcones and flavones were synthesized from 2’-hydroxyacetophenone and substituted aromatic aldehydes via Simmons-Schmidt condensation followed by oxidative cyclization. Methods: Characterization of the obtained structures was established on the basis of their spectroscopic data. The synthesized compounds were screened for their antimicrobial activities against five bacterial strains (Citrobacter freundii, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella braenderup, Escherichia coli.) and two fungal strains (Candida albicans, Candida krusei). Results: The in vitro bioassay results indicated that some target compounds displayed moderate (4d, 4e) to high (4a) antifungal activity against the pathogenic fungi C. albicans and C. krusei. Conclusion: For the antibacterial activity, only products 3d and 4d showed a weak antibacterial activity. These compounds can lead to the design of new drugs with specific antifungal activity.

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