Endophytic fungi from the root tubers of medicinal plant Stephania dielsiana and their antimicrobial activity

The adverse effects of chemical synthetic fungicides on agricultural fields and the environment are driving a need to search for safer and less environmentally harmful plant protectants to move toward more sustainable development of agriculture. The endophytic fungal community associated with the me...

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Published in:Acta ecologica Sinica 2020-10, Vol.40 (5), p.383-387
Main Authors: Wu, Hongying, Yan, Zhenling, Deng, Yecheng, Wu, Zhengjun, Xu, Xianglin, Li, Xiaowei, Zhou, Xiaoxue, Luo, Haiyu
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Language:English
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50% effective concentration
Antibacterial activity
Antifungal activity
EtOAc extract
Minimum inhibitory concentration
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Summary:The adverse effects of chemical synthetic fungicides on agricultural fields and the environment are driving a need to search for safer and less environmentally harmful plant protectants to move toward more sustainable development of agriculture. The endophytic fungal community associated with the medicinal plant Stephania dielsiana, and its potential for providing antimicrobial secondary metabolites were investigated. A total of 26 isolates of endophytic fungi were obtained, and 21 isolates were identified and classified into eight different genera, including Briansuttonomyces, Glomerella, Pleosporales, Diaporthe, Phoma, Penicillium, Periconia and Colletotrichum, and the most frequent endophytic species obtained were Diaporthe phaseolorum, Penicillium sp., Periconia igniari and Colletotrichum sp. The ethyl acetate (EtOAc) extract of the endophytic fungus Diaporthe phaseolorum Stdif6 displayed the most significant antifungal activity against all tested phytopathogens, with EC50 values ranging from 0.0138 to 0.3103 mg/mL. While the EtOAc extract of the endophytic fungus Penicillium sp. Stdif9 exhibited greater potential for antibacterial activity, with the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values against seven bacteria ranging from 1.25 to 6 mg/mL. The remarkable antimicrobial activity of fungal endophytes suggests that fungal endophytes harbored inside the root tubers of S. dielsiana hold great promise as biocontrol agents against a broad spectrum of economically significant pathogens.
ISSN:1872-2032
1872-2032
DOI:10.1016/j.chnaes.2020.02.008