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Giraldo C, Chaves-López C, Tofalo R, Angrisani R, Rodrigues A, Montoya-Lerma J. Yeasts associated with the worker caste of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes under experimental conditions in Colombia. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:284. [PMID: 35476294 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-022-02811-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yeasts isolated from the worker caste of the Colombian leaf-cutting ant, Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae) were cultured and identified by molecular methods. Abundant, persistent, and omnipresent species were classified as "prevalent". Experimental data were compared with information gathered from published reports on the yeast species composition in other leaf-cutting ant species. Diversity analysis was conducted using diversity values (q0, q1, and q2) to compare the richness and abundance of yeasts present in different leaf-cutting ant species. Clustering analysis was carried out to assess the similarity of yeast community according to ant species. The yeast species composition was highly variable among the ant species. A. laevigata and A. capiguara showed the highest degree of similarity and differed from the group composed by A. cephalotes, A. sexdens, A. sexdens rubropilosa, and A. texana. The isolation of dominant yeasts in different ant castes within the different compartments of a colony strongly suggests that the identified microorganisms are not transient but are native to the soil surrounding ant colonies and the substrates used by the ants to grow their fungal cultivars. It is apparent that the ant-fungus mutualism does not operate in an environment devoid of other microbes, but rather that the association must be seen within the context of a background of other microorganisms, particularly the dominant yeasts.
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- Carolina Giraldo
- Departamento de Biología, Universidad del Valle, A.A. 25360, Cali, Colombia.
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- Facoltá di BioScience e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari e Ambientali, Universitá Degli Studi di Teramo, Via R. Balzarini, 164100, Teramo, Italy
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- Facoltá di BioScience e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari e Ambientali, Universitá Degli Studi di Teramo, Via R. Balzarini, 164100, Teramo, Italy
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- NutriPlant S.R.L. Impianto Chimico per la Produzione Di Specialità Fertilizzanti per Agricoltura in Gestione Biologica e Convenzionale, S. S. 93 Km 46,400, 85024, Lavello, PZ, Italy
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- Department of General and Applied Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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Vaginal Isolates of Candida glabrata Are Uniquely Susceptible to Ionophoric Killer Toxins Produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2021; 65:e0245020. [PMID: 33972245 PMCID: PMC8218651 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02450-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Compared to other species of Candida yeasts, the growth of Candida glabrata is inhibited by many different strains of Saccharomyces killer yeasts. The ionophoric K1 and K2 killer toxins are broadly inhibitory to all clinical isolates of C. glabrata from patients with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, despite high levels of resistance to clinically relevant antifungal therapeutics.
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Fredericks LR, Lee MD, Crabtree AM, Boyer JM, Kizer EA, Taggart NT, Roslund CR, Hunter SS, Kennedy CB, Willmore CG, Tebbe NM, Harris JS, Brocke SN, Rowley PA. The Species-Specific Acquisition and Diversification of a K1-like Family of Killer Toxins in Budding Yeasts of the Saccharomycotina. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009341. [PMID: 33539346 PMCID: PMC7888664 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Killer toxins are extracellular antifungal proteins that are produced by a wide variety of fungi, including Saccharomyces yeasts. Although many Saccharomyces killer toxins have been previously identified, their evolutionary origins remain uncertain given that many of these genes have been mobilized by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) viruses. A survey of yeasts from the Saccharomyces genus has identified a novel killer toxin with a unique spectrum of activity produced by Saccharomyces paradoxus. The expression of this killer toxin is associated with the presence of a dsRNA totivirus and a satellite dsRNA. Genetic sequencing of the satellite dsRNA confirmed that it encodes a killer toxin with homology to the canonical ionophoric K1 toxin from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and has been named K1-like (K1L). Genomic homologs of K1L were identified in six non-Saccharomyces yeast species of the Saccharomycotina subphylum, predominantly in subtelomeric regions of the genome. When ectopically expressed in S. cerevisiae from cloned cDNAs, both K1L and its homologs can inhibit the growth of competing yeast species, confirming the discovery of a family of biologically active K1-like killer toxins. The sporadic distribution of these genes supports their acquisition by horizontal gene transfer followed by diversification. The phylogenetic relationship between K1L and its genomic homologs suggests a common ancestry and gene flow via dsRNAs and DNAs across taxonomic divisions. This appears to enable the acquisition of a diverse arsenal of killer toxins by different yeast species for potential use in niche competition.
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- Lance R. Fredericks
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- iBEST Genomics Core, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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Sipiczki M. Metschnikowia pulcherrima and Related Pulcherrimin-Producing Yeasts: Fuzzy Species Boundaries and Complex Antimicrobial Antagonism. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1029. [PMID: 32664630 PMCID: PMC7409158 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8071029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Yeasts affiliated with the Metschnikowia pulcherrima clade (subclade) of the large ascomycetous genus Metschnikowia frequently turn out to produce the characteristic maroon-red pulcherrimin when tested for pigment production and prove to exert antagonistic effects on many types of microorganisms. The determination of the exact taxonomic position of the strains is hampered by the shortage of distinctive morphological and physiological properties of the species of the clade and the lack of rDNA barcode gaps. The rDNA repeats of the type strains of the species are not homogenized and are assumed to evolve by a birth-and-death mechanism combined with reticulation. The taxonomic division is further hampered by the incomplete biological (reproductive) isolation of the species: certain type strains can be hybridized and genome sequencing revealed chimeric genome structures in certain strains that might have evolved from interspecies hybrids (alloploid genome duplication). Various mechanisms have been proposed for the antimicrobial antagonism. One is related to pulcherrimin production. The diffusible precursor of pulcherrimin, the pulcherriminic acid is secreted by the cells into the environment where it forms the insoluble pulcherrimin with the ferric ions. The lack of free iron caused by the immobilization of ferric ions inhibits the growth of many microorganisms. Recent results of research into the complexity of the taxonomic division of the pulcherrimin-producing Metschnikowia yeasts and the mechanism(s) underlying their antimicrobial antagonism are discussed in this review.
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- Matthias Sipiczki
- Department of Genetics and Applied Microbiology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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Çorbacı C, Uçar FB. Purification, characterization and in vivo biocontrol efficiency of killer toxins from Debaryomyces hansenii strains. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 119:1077-1082. [PMID: 30031822 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.07.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nowadays, the biological control of various yeast and mold pathogens that cause diseases in humans, animals, and plants is an increasing of interest. The discovery of novel agents allows prevention of infectious diseases and post-harvest losses reported every year. In the study, we aimed to investigate the production, purification, and characterization as well as in vivo biocontrol efficiency of killer toxins produced by Debaryomyces hansenii strains TEM8 and TEM17. The molecular mass of the killer toxins was 31.5 kDa and they showed high stability at pHs between 2.5 and 5.5 and up to 37 °C. Their internal amino acid sequences matched the DEHA2G18766g (CAG90862.1) from D. hansenii CBS767, which is similar to Saccharomyces cerevisiae YGR282C BGL2 endo-beta-1,3-glucanase. The yeasts and their purified killer toxins significantly inhibited the growth of plant pathogenic fungi Alternaria brassicicola, Alternaria citri, Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer in fruits. The findings of this paper have recommended these yeast strains and their toxins as effective biocontrol agents against fungi that cause post-harvest diseases.
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- Cengiz Çorbacı
- Giresun University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, 28200 Giresun, Turkey; Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Basic and Industrial Microbiology Section, 35100 Izmir, Turkey.
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- Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Basic and Industrial Microbiology Section, 35100 Izmir, Turkey
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Giovati L, Santinoli C, Ferrari E, Ciociola T, Martin E, Bandi C, Ricci I, Epis S, Conti S. Candidacidal Activity of a Novel Killer Toxin from Wickerhamomyces anomalus against Fluconazole-Susceptible and -Resistant Strains. Toxins (Basel) 2018; 10:E68. [PMID: 29401638 PMCID: PMC5848169 DOI: 10.3390/toxins10020068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The isolation and characterization from the sand fly Phlebotomus perniciosus of a Wickerhamomyces anomalus yeast strain (Wa1F1) displaying the killer phenotype was recently reported. In the present work, the killer toxin (KT) produced by Wa1F1 was purified and characterized, and its antimicrobial activity in vitro was investigated against fluconazole- susceptible and -resistant clinical isolates and laboratory strains of Candida albicans and C. glabrata displaying known mutations. Wa1F1-KT showed a differential killing ability against different mutant strains of the same species. The results may be useful for the design of therapeutic molecules based on Wa1F1-KT and the study of yeast resistance mechanisms.
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- Laura Giovati
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.
- Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi, Ospedale "Luigi Sacco", 20157 Milan, Italy.
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.
- Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi, Ospedale "Luigi Sacco", 20157 Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy.
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Wine yeasts identification by MALDI-TOF MS: Optimization of the preanalytical steps and development of an extensible open-source platform for processing and analysis of an in-house MS database. Int J Food Microbiol 2017; 254:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Paris AP, Persel C, Serafin CF, de Cássia Garcia Simão R, Gandra RF. Susceptibility of Candida albicans Isolated from Blood to Wickerhamomyces anomalous Mycocins. Curr Microbiol 2016; 73:878-884. [PMID: 27638312 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-016-1135-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The occurrence of infections caused by Candida albicans in developed and developing countries and their resistance to some available antifungal drugs have been viewed as causing a great problem to human health worldwide. In order to find new researched molecules, there are some mycoses secreted by yeasts, especially mycocins produced by Wickerhamomyces anomalus with a broad antimicrobial spectrum of activity. Thus, this trial aimed at evaluating mycocins' activity obtained from environmental W. anomalus cell wall compared to thirty C. albicans strains isolated from blood. Mycocins were extracted from cell walls of three W. anomalus strains (WA40, WA45, and WA92). The 400 μg mL-1 concentration of WA40M1, WA45M2, and WA92M3 mycocin extracts showed the following respective activity results: 96.6, 96.6, and 90.0 % C. albicans strains. WA45M2 and WA92M3 mycocin extracts showed some activity in 3.3 % of C. albicans strains at 50 μg mL-1 concentration. Mycocins extracted from cell walls of three W. anomalus strains named as WA40, WA45, and WA92 showed antifungal activity compared to C. albicans and low degree of hemolysis.
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- Ana Paula Paris
- Hospital Universitário do Oeste do Paraná,Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná-UNIOESTE, Av. Tancredo Neves, 3224, Cascavel, PR, 85806-470, Brazil.
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- Hospital Universitário do Oeste do Paraná,Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná-UNIOESTE, Av. Tancredo Neves, 3224, Cascavel, PR, 85806-470, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário do Oeste do Paraná,Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná-UNIOESTE, Av. Tancredo Neves, 3224, Cascavel, PR, 85806-470, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Molecular, Centro de Ciências Médicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, UNIOESTE, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Hospital Universitário do Oeste do Paraná,Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná-UNIOESTE, Av. Tancredo Neves, 3224, Cascavel, PR, 85806-470, Brazil
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Del Mónaco SM, Rodríguez ME, Lopes CA. Pichia kudriavzevii as a representative yeast of North Patagonian winemaking terroir. Int J Food Microbiol 2016; 230:31-9. [PMID: 27124468 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Terroir concept includes specific soil, topography, climate, landscape characteristics and biodiversity features. In reference to the last aspect, recent studies investigating the microbial biogeography (lately called 'microbial terroir') have revealed that different wine-growing regions maintain different microbial communities. The aim of the present work was to identify potential autochthonous fermentative yeasts isolated from native plants in North Patagonia, Schinus johnstonii, Ephedra ochreata and Lycium chilense, that could be associated to the specific vitivinicultural terroir of this region. Different Pichia kudriavzevii isolates were recovered from these plants and physiologically and genetically compared to regional wine isolates and foreign reference strains of the same species. All isolates were subjected to molecular characterization including mtDNA-RFLP, RAPD-PCR and sequence analysis. Both wine and native P. kudriavzevii isolates from Patagonia showed similar features, different from those showed by foreign strains, suggesting that this species could be part of a specific regional terroir from North Patagonia.
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- Silvana M Del Mónaco
- Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos, Biotecnología y Energías Alternativas (PROBIEN, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina - Universidad Nacional del Comahue), Buenos Aires, Neuquén, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos, Biotecnología y Energías Alternativas (PROBIEN, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina - Universidad Nacional del Comahue), Buenos Aires, Neuquén, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos, Biotecnología y Energías Alternativas (PROBIEN, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina - Universidad Nacional del Comahue), Buenos Aires, Neuquén, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina
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Antifungal modes of action of Saccharomyces and other biocontrol yeasts against fungi isolated from sour and grey rots. Int J Food Microbiol 2015; 204:91-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Yeast β-1,6-glucan is a primary target for the Saccharomyces cerevisiae K2 toxin. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2015; 14:406-14. [PMID: 25710965 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00287-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Certain Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains secrete different killer proteins of double-stranded-RNA origin. These proteins confer a growth advantage to their host by increasing its survival. K2 toxin affects the target cell by binding to the cell surface, disrupting the plasma membrane integrity, and inducing ion leakage. In this study, we determined that K2 toxin saturates the yeast cell surface receptors in 10 min. The apparent amount of K2 toxin, bound to a single cell of wild type yeast under saturating conditions, was estimated to be 435 to 460 molecules. It was found that an increased level of β-1,6-glucan directly correlates with the number of toxin molecules bound, thereby impacting the morphology and determining the fate of the yeast cell. We observed that the binding of K2 toxin to the yeast surface receptors proceeds in a similar manner as in case of the related K1 killer protein. It was demonstrated that the externally supplied pustulan, a poly-β-1,6-glucan, but not the glucans bearing other linkage types (such as laminarin, chitin, and pullulan) efficiently inhibits the K2 toxin killing activity. In addition, the analysis of toxin binding to the intact cells and spheroplasts confirmed that majority of K2 protein molecules attach to the β-1,6-glucan, rather than the plasma membrane-localized receptors. Taken together, our results reveal that β-1,6-glucan is a primary target of K2 toxin and is important for the execution of its killing property.
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Robledo-Leal E, Elizondo-Zertuche M, Villarreal-Treviño L, Treviño-Rangel RDJ, García-Maldonado N, Adame-Rodríguez JM, González GM. Killer behavior within the Candida parapsilosis complex. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2014; 59:503-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s12223-014-0327-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Muccilli S, Wemhoff S, Restuccia C, Meinhardt F. Exoglucanase-encoding genes from three Wickerhamomyces anomalus killer strains isolated from olive brine. Yeast 2012; 30:33-43. [PMID: 23148020 DOI: 10.1002/yea.2935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Wickerhamomyces anomalus killer strains are important for fighting pathogenic yeasts and for controlling harmful yeasts and bacteria in the food industry. Targeted disruption of key genes in β-glucan synthesis of a sensitive Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain conferred resistance to the toxins of W. anomalus strains BS91, BCA15 and BCU24 isolated from olive brine. Competitive inhibition of the killing activities by laminarin and pustulan refer to β-1,3- and β-1,6-glucans as the main primary toxin targets. The extracellular exoglucanase-encoding genes WaEXG1 and WaEXG2 from the three strains were sequenced and were found to display noticeable similarities to those from known potent W. anomalus killer strains.
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- Serena Muccilli
- DISPA, Sezione di Tecnologia e Microbiologia degli Alimenti, University of Catania, Italy
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Bajaj BK, Raina S, Singh S. Killer toxin from a novel killer yeastPichia kudriavzeviiRY55 with idiosyncratic antibacterial activity. J Basic Microbiol 2012; 53:645-56. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201200187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu; Jammu; India
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- School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu; Jammu; India
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Farkas Z, Márki-Zay J, Kucsera J, Vágvölgyi C, Golubev WI, Pfeiffer I. Characterization of two different toxins of Wickerhamomyces anomalus (Pichia anomala) VKM Y-159. ACTA BIOLOGICA HUNGARICA 2012; 63:277-87. [PMID: 22695525 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.63.2012.2.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wickerhamomyces anomalus VKM Y-159 strain produces two types of toxin designated as WAKT a and WAKT b, encoded by chromosomal genes. The WAKT a toxin is heat-labile, pronase sensitive acting in pH range 3-4 affecting on several yeasts including pathogenic Candida species while the WAKT b toxin is protease- and thermo-resistant, acting in pH range 3-7 on two species, Candida alai and Candida norvegica. The rapid decrease of the number of viable cells after toxin treatment demonstrates that both toxins have cytocidic effect.
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- Z Farkas
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Killer peptide: a novel paradigm of antimicrobial, antiviral and immunomodulatory auto-delivering drugs. Future Med Chem 2012; 3:1209-31. [PMID: 21806382 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.11.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The incidence of life-threatening viral and microbial infections has dramatically increased over recent decades. Despite significant developments in anti-infective chemotherapy, many issues have increasingly narrowed the therapeutic options, making it imperative to discover new effective molecules. Among them, small peptides are arousing great interest. This review will focus in particular on a killer peptide, engineered from an anti-idiotypic recombinant antibody that mimics the activity of a wide-spectrum antimicrobial yeast killer toxin targeting β-glucan cell-wall receptors. The in vitro and in vivo antimicrobial, antiviral and immunomodulatory activities of killer peptide and its ability to spontaneously and reversibly self-assemble and slowly release its active dimeric form over time will be discussed as a novel paradigm of targeted auto-delivering drugs.
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de Ullivarri MF, Mendoza LM, Raya RR, Farías ME. Killer phenotype of indigenous yeasts isolated from Argentinian wine cellars and their potential starter cultures for winemaking. Biotechnol Lett 2011; 33:2177-83. [PMID: 21720847 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-011-0674-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Of 31 yeasts, from different surfaces of two cellars from the northwest region of Argentina, 11 expressed killer activity against the sensitive strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae P351. Five of these killer yeasts were identified as S. cerevisiae by phenotypic tests and PCR-RFLP analysis. Two S. cerevisiae killer strains, Cf5 and Cf8, were selected based on their excellent kinetic and enological properties as potential autochthonous mixed starter cultures to be used during wine fermentation. They could dominate the natural microbiota in fermentation vats and keep the typical sensorial characteristics of the wine of this region.
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Magliani W, Conti S, Travassos LR, Polonelli L. From yeast killer toxins to antibiobodies and beyond. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2008; 288:1-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01340.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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