<i>Pseudomonas fluorescens</i> Showing Antifungal Activity against <i>Macrophomina phaseolina,</i> a Severe Pathogenic Fungus of Soybean, Produces Phenazine as the Main Active Metabolite
<i>Pseudomonas fluorescens</i> 9 and <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> 54, proposed as biofungicides to control <i>Macrophomina phaseolina</i>, a dangerous pathogen of soybean and other crops, were grown in vitro to evaluate their ability to produce metabolites with antifu...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Sumario: | <i>Pseudomonas fluorescens</i> 9 and <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> 54, proposed as biofungicides to control <i>Macrophomina phaseolina</i>, a dangerous pathogen of soybean and other crops, were grown in vitro to evaluate their ability to produce metabolites with antifungal activity. The aim of the manuscript was to identify the natural compounds responsible for their antifungal activity. Only the culture filtrates of <i>P. fluorescens</i> 9 showed strong antifungal activity against <i>M. phaseolina</i>. Its organic extract contained phenazine and mesaconic acid (<b>1</b> and <b>2</b>), whose antifungal activity was tested against <i>M. phaseolina</i>, as well as <i>Cercospora nicotianae</i> and <i>Colletotrichum truncatum</i>, other pathogens of soybean; however, only compound <b>1</b> exhibited activity. The antifungal activity of compound <b>1</b> was compared to phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA, <b>3</b>), 2-hydroxyphenazine (2-OH P, <b>4</b>), and various semisynthetic phenazine nitro derivatives in order to perform a structure–activity relationship (SAR) study. PCA and phenazine exhibited the same percentage of growth inhibition in <i>M. phaseolina</i> and <i>C. truncatum</i>, whereas PCA (<b>3</b>) showed lower activity against <i>C. nicotianae</i> than phenazine. 2-Hydroxyphenazine (<b>4</b>) showed no antifungal activity against <i>M. phaseolina</i>. The results of the SAR study showed that electron attractor (COOH and NO<sub>2</sub>) or repulsor (OH) groups significantly affect the antifungal growth, as well as their α- or β-location on the phenazine ring. Both PCA and phenazine could be proposed as biopesticides to control the soybean pathogens <i>M. phaseolina</i>, <i>C. nicotianae</i>, and <i>C. truncatum</i>, and these results should prompt an investigation of their large-scale production and their suitable formulation for greenhouse and field applications. |
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