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Sidorova TM, Asaturova AM, Homyak AI, Zhevnova NA, Shternshis MV, Tomashevich NS. Optimization of laboratory cultivation conditions for the synthesis of antifungal metabolites by bacillus subtilis strains. Saudi J Biol Sci 2020; 27:1879-1885. [PMID: 32565709 PMCID: PMC7296493 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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In order to achieve the optimal number of colony forming units and a high level of antifungal metabolites synthesis, we carried out the periodic cultivation of the Bacillus subtilis BZR 336 g and Bacillus subtilis BZR 517 strains at various pH and temperature levels. In the experiment for determining the optimal temperature, the maximum titer of B. subtilis BZR 336 g bacterium (1.6–1.7 × 109 CFU/ml) was recorded at a cultivation temperature of 20–25 °C. For B. subtilis BZR 517 strain, the temperature turned out to be optimal at 30 °C: the titer was 8.9 × 108 CFU/ml. The maximum antifungal activity of B. subtilis BZR 336 g strain against the test culture of Fusarium oxysporum var. orthoceras was observed at a cultivation temperature of 20–25 °C; for B. subtilis BZR 517 strain, 25–30 °C. When determining the optimal pH level, it was found that a high titer of B. subtilis BZR 336 g strain cells was determined at pH 8.0 (2.7 × 109 CFU/ml), for B. subtilis BZR 517 strain it was at pH 6.0–8.0 (1.0 × 109 CFU/ml). The maximum antifungal activity was noted with the same indicators. Chromatographic and bioautographic analyses suggest that the synthesized antifungal metabolites belong to surfactin and iturin A. The data obtained in this research can be used in the development of the technology for the production of effective biofungicides to protect crops against Fusarium pathogens.
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- Tatyana M Sidorova
- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution (FSBSI), "All-Russian Research Institute of Biological Plant Protection", 350039, Krasnodar-39, VNIIBZR, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution (FSBSI), "All-Russian Research Institute of Biological Plant Protection", 350039, Krasnodar-39, VNIIBZR, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution (FSBSI), "All-Russian Research Institute of Biological Plant Protection", 350039, Krasnodar-39, VNIIBZR, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution (FSBSI), "All-Russian Research Institute of Biological Plant Protection", 350039, Krasnodar-39, VNIIBZR, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution (FSBSI), "All-Russian Research Institute of Biological Plant Protection", 350039, Krasnodar-39, VNIIBZR, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution (FSBSI), "All-Russian Research Institute of Biological Plant Protection", 350039, Krasnodar-39, VNIIBZR, Russia
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Hatanaka M, Morita H, Aoyagi Y, Sasaki K, Sasaki D, Kondo A, Nakamura T. Effective bifidogenic growth factors cyclo-Val-Leu and cyclo-Val-Ile produced by Bacillus subtilis C-3102 in the human colonic microbiota model. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7591. [PMID: 32372037 PMCID: PMC7200657 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64374-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bifidobacterium species are known to fulfill important functions within the human colon. Thus, stimulating the activity of bifidobacteria is important to maintain host health. We revealed that culture supernatants of Bacillus subtilis C-3102 (referred to as C-3102) stimulated the growth of Bifidobacterium species. In this study, we isolated and identified six bifidogenic growth factors, which were cyclo (D-Val-D-Ile), cyclo (L-Val-D-Ile), cyclo (D-Val-L-Ile), cyclo (L-Val-L-Ile), cyclo (D-Val-L-Leu) and cyclo (L-Val-L-Leu). These six cyclic dipeptides increased the growth of Bifidobacterium species and had no effect on potentially harmful gut organisms. Moreover, supplementation with a mixture of these six cyclic dipeptides significantly increased the abundance of microorganisms related to the genus Bifidobacterium in a human colonic microbiota model culture system, although supplementation with a single type of dipeptide had no effect. These results show that cyclic dipeptides containing Val-Leu and Val-Ile produced by C-3102 could serve as bifidogenic growth factors in the gut microbial community.
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- Misaki Hatanaka
- Research & Development Dept, Asahi Calpis Wellness Co., Ltd., 4-1, 2-chome, Ebisu-Minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0022, Japan.
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- Department of Microbiological Flora Technology, Core Technology Laboratories, Asahi Quality and Innovations Co., Ltd. 5-11-10 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara-shi, 252-0206, Japan
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- Research & Development Dept, Asahi Calpis Wellness Co., Ltd., 4-1, 2-chome, Ebisu-Minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0022, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Microbiological Flora Technology, Core Technology Laboratories, Asahi Quality and Innovations Co., Ltd. 5-11-10 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara-shi, 252-0206, Japan
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Kai M. Diversity and Distribution of Volatile Secondary Metabolites Throughout Bacillus subtilis Isolates. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:559. [PMID: 32322244 PMCID: PMC7156558 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Bacillus subtilis releases a broad range of volatile secondary metabolites, which are considered as long- and short distance infochemical signals mediating inter- and intra-specific processes. In addition, they often show antimicrobial or antifungal activities. This review attempts to summarize yet known volatile secondary metabolites produced and emitted by Bacillus subtilis isolates focusing on the structural diversity and distribution patterns. Using in vitro volatile-collection systems, 26 strains of B. subtilis isolated from different habitats were found to produce in total 231 volatile secondary metabolites. These volatile secondary metabolites comprised mainly hydrocarbons, ketones, alcohols, aldehydes, ester, acids, aromatics, sulfur- and nitrogen-containing compounds. Reviewed data revealed to a great extent isolate-specific emission patterns. The production and release of several volatile bioactive compounds was retained in isolates of the species B. subtilis, while volatiles without a described function seemed to be isolate-specifically produced. Detailed analysis, however, also indicated that the original data were strongly influenced by insufficient descriptions of the bacterial isolates, heterogeneous and poorly documented culture conditions as well as sampling techniques and inadequate compound identification. In order to get deeper insight into the nature, diversity, and ecological function of volatile secondary metabolites produced by B. subtilis, it will be necessary to follow well-documented workflows and fulfill state-of-the-art standards to unambiguously identify the volatile metabolites. Future research should consider the dynamic of a bacterial culture leading to differences in cell morphology and cell development. Single cell investigations could help to attribute certain volatile metabolites to defined cell forms and developmental stages.
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- Marco Kai
- Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Li Q, Liao S, Wei J, Xing D, Xiao Y, Yang Q. Isolation of Bacillus subtilis strain SEM-2 from silkworm excrement and characterisation of its antagonistic effect against Fusarium spp. Can J Microbiol 2020; 66:401-412. [PMID: 32160477 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2019-0621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fusarium wilt is a devastating soil-borne disease mainly caused by highly host-specific formae speciales of Fusarium spp. Antagonistic microorganisms play a very important role in Fusarium wilt control. Isolation of potential biocontrol strains has become increasingly important. Bacterial strain SEM-2 was isolated from the high-temperature stage of silkworm excrement composting. SEM-2 exhibited a considerable antagonistic effect against Fusarium graminearum mycelial growth and spore germination. The results of pot experiments suggested that SEM-2 has a better inhibitory effect on the early stage of disease occurrence. The green fluorescent protein labelled SEM-2 coated on the surface of tomato seeds colonised the roots of tomato plants in 15 days. Genome sequencing identified SEM-2 as a new strain of Bacillus subtilis, and genome annotation and analysis determined gene clusters related to the biosynthesis of antimicrobials, such as bacillaene, fengycin, bacillibactin, subtilosin A, surfactin, and bacilysin. Interestingly, liquid chromatography - quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry revealed that metabolites in pathways associated with the synthesis of secondary metabolites and antibiotics were highly differentially expressed. These findings may help to explain the mode of action of B. subtilis SEM-2 against Fusarium spp.
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- Qingrong Li
- The Sericulture and Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510610, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510610, P.R. China
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- The Sericulture and Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510610, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, P.R. China
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- The Sericulture and Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510610, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510610, P.R. China
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- The Sericulture and Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510610, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510610, P.R. China
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- The Sericulture and Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510610, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510610, P.R. China
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Ahire JJ, Kashikar MS, Lakshmi SG, Madempudi R. Identification and characterization of antimicrobial peptide produced by indigenously isolated Bacillus paralicheniformis UBBLi30 strain. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:112. [PMID: 32117673 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-2109-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The antimicrobial compound produced by Bacillus paralicheniformis UBBLi30 showed UV spectra absorption at 208 nm. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) revealed characteristic bands for aliphatic chain related to hydrophobic amino acids (l-isoleucine/l-leucine) (3068, 2965 and 2871 cm-1) and peptide bonds (1538, 1667 and 3312 cm-1). The proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) showed signals for aromatic amino acid (6.5-9.5 ppm) and alkyl amines (3-4 ppm). The results of carbon (13C) NMR showed signals for aromatic, nitro and amide compounds. Besides this, the mass fragments (1422.576 [M+H]+, 711.912 [M+2H]2+ and 475.174 [M+3H]3+ m/z) observed in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) were coordinated well to the fragments of polypeptide antibiotic bacitracin. The presence of bacA gene further confirmed the production of bacitracin. Bacitracin inhibited the growth of a range of Gram-positive bacteria such as Micrococcus luteus, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), S. aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and Propionibacterium acnes, and biofilm formation of M. luteus and MRSA. Moreover, this polypeptide reduced the zeta potential of M. luteus and MRSA, indicating the electrostatic sorption on bacterial surface and concentration-dependent cell membrane damages. Besides this, polypeptide showed stability in the presence of proteases (proteinase K, trypsin and pepsin), pH (1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11) and temperature up to 100 °C. B. paralicheniformis UBBLi30 therefore has the potential to be utilized as a bio-preservative to control the growth of spoilage and pathogenic bacteria.
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- J J Ahire
- Centre for Research & Development, Unique Biotech Ltd., Plot No. 2, Phase-II, Alexandria Knowledge Park, Hyderabad, Telangana 500078 India
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- Centre for Research & Development, Unique Biotech Ltd., Plot No. 2, Phase-II, Alexandria Knowledge Park, Hyderabad, Telangana 500078 India
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- Centre for Research & Development, Unique Biotech Ltd., Plot No. 2, Phase-II, Alexandria Knowledge Park, Hyderabad, Telangana 500078 India
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- Centre for Research & Development, Unique Biotech Ltd., Plot No. 2, Phase-II, Alexandria Knowledge Park, Hyderabad, Telangana 500078 India
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Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez‐Ordóñez A, Bolton D, Bover‐Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Cocconcelli PS, Fernández Escámez PS, Maradona MP, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak J, Barizzone F, Correia S, Herman L. Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 11: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2019. EFSA J 2020; 18:e05965. [PMID: 32874211 PMCID: PMC7448003 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Qualified presumption of safety (QPS) was developed to provide a generic safety evaluation for biological agents to support EFSA's Scientific Panels. The taxonomic identity, body of knowledge, safety concerns and antimicrobial resistance are assessed. Safety concerns identified for a taxonomic unit (TU) are where possible to be confirmed at strain or product level, reflected by 'qualifications'. No new information was found that would change the previously recommended QPS TUs and their qualifications. The list of microorganisms notified to EFSA was updated with 54 biological agents, received between April and September 2019; 23 already had QPS status, 14 were excluded from the QPS exercise (7 filamentous fungi, 6 Escherichia coli, Sphingomonas paucimobilis which was already evaluated). Seventeen, corresponding to 16 TUs, were evaluated for possible QPS status, fourteen of these for the first time, and Protaminobacter rubrum, evaluated previously, was excluded because it is not a valid species. Eight TUs are recommended for QPS status. Lactobacillus parafarraginis and Zygosaccharomyces rouxii are recommended to be included in the QPS list. Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius and Paenibacillus illinoisensis can be recommended for the QPS list with the qualification 'for production purposes only' and absence of toxigenic potential. Bacillus velezensis can be recommended for the QPS list with the qualification 'absence of toxigenic potential and the absence of aminoglycoside production ability'. Cupriavidus necator, Aurantiochytrium limacinum and Tetraselmis chuii can be recommended for the QPS list with the qualification 'production purposes only'. Pantoea ananatis is not recommended for the QPS list due to lack of body of knowledge in relation to its pathogenicity potential for plants. Corynebacterium stationis, Hamamotoa singularis, Rhodococcus aetherivorans and Rhodococcus ruber cannot be recommended for the QPS list due to lack of body of knowledge. Kodamaea ohmeri cannot be recommended for the QPS list due to safety concerns.
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Ramchandran R, Ramesh S, A A, Thakur R, Chakrabarti A, Roy U. Improved Production of Two Anti- Candida Lipopeptide Homologues Co- Produced by the Wild-Type Bacillus subtilis RLID 12.1 under Optimized Conditions. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2019; 21:438-450. [PMID: 31804165 DOI: 10.2174/1389201020666191205115008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antifungal cyclic lipopeptides, bioactive metabolites produced by many species of the genus Bacillus, are promising alternatives to synthetic fungicides and antibiotics for the biocontrol of human pathogenic fungi. In a previous study, the co- production of five antifungal lipopeptides homologues (designated as AF1, AF2, AF3, AF4 and AF5) by the producer strain Bacillus subtilis RLID 12.1 using unoptimized medium was reported; though the two homologues AF3 and AF5 differed by 14 Da and in fatty acid chain length were found effective in antifungal action, the production/ yield rate of these two lipopeptides determined by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography was less in the unoptimized media. METHODS In this study, the production/yield enhancement of the two compounds AF3 and AF5 was specifically targeted. Following the statistical optimization (Plackett-Burman and Box-Behnken designs) of media formulation, temperature and growth conditions, the production of AF3 and AF5 was improved by about 25.8- and 7.4-folds, respectively under static conditions. RESULTS To boost the production of these two homologous lipopeptides in the optimized media, heat-inactivated Candida albicans cells were used as a supplement resulting in 34- and 14-fold increase of AF3 and AF5, respectively. Four clinical Candida auris isolates had AF3 and AF5 MICs (100 % inhibition) ranging between 4 and 16 μg/ml indicating the lipopeptide's clinical potential. To determine the in vitro pharmacodynamic potential of AF3 and AF5, time-kill assays were conducted which showed that AF3 (at 4X and 8X concentrations) at 48h exhibited mean log reductions of 2.31 and 3.14 CFU/ml of C. albicans SC 5314, respectively whereas AF5 at 8X concentration showed a mean log reduction of 2.14 CFU/ml. CONCLUSION With the increasing threat of multidrug-resistant yeasts and fungi, these antifungal lipopeptides produced by optimized method promise to aid in the development of novel antifungal that targets disease-causing fungi with improved efficacy.
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- Ramya Ramchandran
- Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani K.K Birla Goa Campus, Goa 403726, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani K.K Birla Goa Campus, Goa 403726, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani K.K Birla Goa Campus, Goa 403726, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Graduate Institute of Biomedical Science & Research, Balawala, Dehradun, India
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani K.K Birla Goa Campus, Goa 403726, India
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Bacillus subtilis, an ideal probiotic bacterium to shrimp and fish aquaculture that increase feed digestibility, prevent microbial diseases, and avoid water pollution. Arch Microbiol 2019; 202:427-435. [PMID: 31773195 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-019-01757-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Beneficial microorganisms maintain the ecosystems, plants, animals and humans working in healthy conditions. In nature, around 95% of all microorganisms produce beneficial effects by increasing nutrients digestion and assimilation, preventing pathogens development and by improving environmental parameters. However, increase in human population and indiscriminate uses of antibiotics have been exerting a great pressure on agriculture, livestock, aquaculture, and also to the environment. This pressure has induced the decomposition of environmental parameters and the development of pathogenic strains resistant to most antibiotics. Therefore, all antibiotics have been restricted by corresponding authorities; hence, new and healthy alternatives to prevent or eliminate these pathogens need to be identified. Thus, probiotic bacteria utilization in aquaculture systems has emerged as a solution to prevent pathogens development, to enhance nutrients assimilation and to improve environmental parameters. In this sense, B. subtilis is an ideal multifunctional probiotic bacterium, with the capacity to solve these problems and also to increase aquaculture profitability.
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Almeida E, Dias TV, Ferraz G, Carvalho MF, Lage OM. Culturable bacteria from two Portuguese salterns: diversity and bioactive potential. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2019; 113:459-475. [PMID: 31720916 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-019-01356-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Salterns are extreme environments, where the high salt concentration is the main limitation to microbial growth, along with solar radiation, temperature and pH. These selective pressures might lead to the acquisition of unique genetic adaptations that can manifest in the production of interesting natural products. The present study aimed at obtaining the culturable microbial diversity from two Portuguese salterns located in different geographic regions. A total of 190 isolates were retrieved and identified as belonging to 30 genera distributed among 4 phyla-Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes. Specifically, members of the genus Bacillus were the most frequently isolated from both salterns and all actinobacterial isolates belong to the rare members of this group. The molecular screening of NRPS and PKS-I genes allowed the detection of 38 isolates presenting PKS-I, 25 isolates presenting NRPS and 23 isolates presenting both types of biosynthetic genes. Sequencing of randomly selected amplicons revealed similarity with known PKS-I and NRPS genes or non-annotated hypothetical proteins. This study is the first contribution on the culturable bacterial diversity of Portuguese salterns and on their bioactive potential. Ultimately, these findings provide a novel contribution to improve the understanding on the microbial diversity of salterns.
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- Eduarda Almeida
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. .,Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal
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Influence of Phenotypic Dissociation in Bacillus subtilis Strain ET-1 on Iturin A Production. Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:1487-1494. [PMID: 31494740 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-019-01764-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Iturin A is a very important cyclic lipopeptide produced by several B. subtilis strains and has large commercial and therapeutic application potentials but its production on industrial scale has not been realized yet. In the present study, we have observed that the strain ET-1 of Bacillus subtilis, a producer of Iturin A, can present at least three different colony morphologies, which we arbitrarily called Rough, Smooth, and Mucoid morphotypes (R-, S-, and M-form). Performing HPLC analysis, a significant difference between the amounts of Iturin A produced by the three morphotypes was found. The morphotype R-form showed the highest productivity with yields about 10 and 100 times higher than morphotypes S and M, respectively. The results show that the production of Iturin A by B. subtilis could be strongly influenced by the phenotypic heterogeneity of cells within the inoculum. Indeed, we have observed that, pasteurizing the inoculum before seeding in order to improve the homogeneity removing the phenotypes less able to synthesize the Iturin A, its yields in a bench-scale production could be significantly improved. This can represent an important control factor also at industrial scale to improve the Iturin A yields, the robustness, the replicability, and consequently the cost-effectiveness of fermentation processes.
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Li Y, Héloir M, Zhang X, Geissler M, Trouvelot S, Jacquens L, Henkel M, Su X, Fang X, Wang Q, Adrian M. Surfactin and fengycin contribute to the protection of a Bacillus subtilis strain against grape downy mildew by both direct effect and defence stimulation. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2019; 20:1037-1050. [PMID: 31104350 PMCID: PMC6640177 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Bacillus subtilis GLB191 (hereafter GLB191) is an efficient biological control agent against the biotrophic oomycete Plasmopara viticola, the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew. In this study, we show that GLB191 supernatant is also highly active against downy mildew and that the activity results from both direct effect against the pathogen and stimulation of the plant defences (induction of defence gene expression and callose production). High-performance thin-layer chromatography analysis revealed the presence of the cyclic lipopeptides fengycin and surfactin in the supernatant. Mutants affected in the production of fengycin and/or surfactin were thus obtained and allowed us to show that both surfactin and fengycin contribute to the double activity of GLB191 supernatant against downy mildew. Altogether, this study suggests that GLB191 supernatant could be used as a new biocontrol product against grapevine downy mildew.
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- Yan Li
- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing100193P. R. China
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche‐ComtéDijonF‐21000France
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing100193P. R. China
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- Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Bioprocess EngineeringUniversity of HohenheimFruwirthstrasse 12Stuttgart70599Germany
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche‐ComtéDijonF‐21000France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche‐ComtéDijonF‐21000France
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- Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Department of Bioprocess EngineeringUniversity of HohenheimFruwirthstrasse 12Stuttgart70599Germany
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing100193P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing100193P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijing100193P. R. China
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche‐ComtéDijonF‐21000France
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Zhou C, Zhou H, Zhang H, Lu F. Optimization of alkaline protease production by rational deletion of sporulation related genes in Bacillus licheniformis. Microb Cell Fact 2019; 18:127. [PMID: 31345221 PMCID: PMC6657089 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-019-1174-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Our laboratory has constructed a Bacillus licheniformis strain that secretes alkaline protease (AprE) with excellent enzymatic properties. B. licheniformis is generally regarded as safe and has a high industrial exoenzyme secretion capacity, but the host retains some undomesticated characteristic that increase its competitiveness and survival, such as spore-formation, which increases the requirements and difficulties in industrial operations (e.g. sterilization and enzyme activity control). Furthermore, the influence of sporulation on alkaline protease production in B. licheniformis has not been elucidated in detail. RESULT A series of asporogenic variants of the parent strain were constructed by individually knocking out the master regulator genes (spo0A, sigF and sigE) involved in sporulation. Most of the variants formed abortively disporic cells characterized by asymmetric septa at the poles and unable to survive incubation at 75 °C for 10 min. Two of them (ΔsigF and ΔsigE) exhibited superior characteristics in protease production, especially improving the expression of the aprE gene. Under the currently used fermentation conditions, the vegetative production phase of ΔsigF can be prolonged to 72 h, and the highest protease production of ΔsigF reached 29,494 ± 1053 U/mL, which was about 19.7% higher than that of the wild-type strain. CONCLUSION We first constructed three key sporulation-deficient strain to investigate the effect of sporulation on alkaline protease synthesis. The sigF mutant retained important industrial properties such as facilitating the sterilization process, a prolonged stable phase of enzyme production and slower decreasing trend, which will be superior in energy conservation, simpler operations and target product controlling effect. In summary, the work provides a useful industrial host with preferable characteristics and a novel strategy to enhance the production of protease.
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- Cuixia Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, No. 29, 13th Road, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, Tianjin 022, 300457, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, No. 29, 13th Road, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, Tianjin 022, 300457, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, No. 29, 13th Road, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, Tianjin 022, 300457, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, No. 29, 13th Road, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, Tianjin 022, 300457, People's Republic of China.
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Rabbee MF, Ali MS, Choi J, Hwang BS, Jeong SC, Baek KH. Bacillus velezensis: A Valuable Member of Bioactive Molecules within Plant Microbiomes. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24061046. [PMID: 30884857 PMCID: PMC6470737 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24061046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Bacillus velezensis is an aerobic, gram-positive, endospore-forming bacterium that promotes plant growth. Numerous strains of this species have been reported to suppress the growth of microbial pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, and nematodes. Based on recent phylogenetic analysis, several Bacillus species have been reclassified as B. velezensis. However, this information has yet to be integrated into a well-organized resource. Genomic analysis has revealed that B. velezensis possesses strain-specific clusters of genes related to the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, which play significant roles in both pathogen suppression and plant growth promotion. More specifically, B. velezensis exhibits a high genetic capacity for synthesizing cyclic lipopeptides (i.e., surfactin, bacillomycin-D, fengycin, and bacillibactin) and polyketides (i.e., macrolactin, bacillaene, and difficidin). Secondary metabolites produced by B. velezensis can also trigger induced systemic resistance in plants, a process by which plants defend themselves against recurrent attacks by virulent microorganisms. This is the first study to integrate previously published information about the Bacillus species, newly reclassified as B. velezensis, and their beneficial metabolites (i.e., siderophore, bacteriocins, and volatile organic compounds).
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- Muhammad Fazle Rabbee
- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Korea.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Korea.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Korea.
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- Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Gyeongbuk, Korea.
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- Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju 37242, Gyeongbuk, Korea.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Gyeongbuk, Korea.
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