Antimicrobial potential of endophytic fungi from Astragalus chinensis

The purpose of the present study was to discover antimicrobial endophytic fungi from Astragalus chinensis. Three fungal endophytes with antibacterial activity were isolated and determined as Chaetomium sp. HQ-1, Fusarium sp. HQ-7 and Fusarium sp. HQ-9 based on the neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree....

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Published in3 Biotech Vol. 9; no. 11; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors Liu, Peiji, Zhang, Dekui, Shi, Ruirui, Yang, Zhengyou, Zhao, Fengchun, Tian, Yuan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.11.2019
Springer Nature B.V
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Summary:The purpose of the present study was to discover antimicrobial endophytic fungi from Astragalus chinensis. Three fungal endophytes with antibacterial activity were isolated and determined as Chaetomium sp. HQ-1, Fusarium sp. HQ-7 and Fusarium sp. HQ-9 based on the neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree. Chaetomium sp. HQ-1 showed the best antibiotic potential and was thus selected for large-scale fermentation. Bioactivity-directed separation of ME fermentation of strain HQ-1 led to the discovery of three compounds, which were identified as differanisole A ( 1 ), 2,6-dichloro-4-propylphenol ( 2 ) and 4,5-dimethylresorcinol ( 3 ), from the HR–ESI–MS and NMR data analysis. All three compounds exhibited moderate antibacterial activity against Listeria monocytogenes , Staphylococcus aureus , and methicillin-resistant S. aureus , with MIC values ranging from 16 to 128 μg/mL. Compounds 1 and 3 also displayed promising antifungal activity against Selerotium rolfsii with IC 50 values of less than 16 and 32 μg/mL, respectively, which were comparable to that of actidione (8 μg/mL). The findings of the present study suggest that the endophytic fungi from A. chinensis have the potential to be used as bactericides and fungicides.
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ISSN:2190-572X
2190-5738
DOI:10.1007/s13205-019-1948-5