In vitro antifungal potential of surfactin isolated from rhizospheric Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 against maize (Zea mays L.) fungal phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum Schwabe

Fusarium graminearum fungus cause significant loss in maize (Zea mays L.) and other cereal crops all over the world. The usage of chemical agents cause severe environmental problems. Bacillus species and other plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPR) play key role in biopesticide development. A wide r...

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Main Authors: Muddasir KHAN, Muhammad SALMAN, Syed Hussain SHAH, Muhammad ISRAR
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Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/13051
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author Muddasir KHAN
Muhammad SALMAN
Syed Hussain SHAH
Muhammad ISRAR
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Muhammad SALMAN
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Muhammad ISRAR
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description Fusarium graminearum fungus cause significant loss in maize (Zea mays L.) and other cereal crops all over the world. The usage of chemical agents cause severe environmental problems. Bacillus species and other plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPR) play key role in biopesticide development. A wide range of environmentally safe antimicrobial agents are already being manufactured. The current investigation was focused on exploring the antifungal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis lipopeptide surfactin against fungal phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum. B. thuringensis was isolated from the rhizosphere of maize crop and cultivated to produce lipopeptides. Surfactin was identified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) from the extract at 210 nm, retention time 3-5 minutes and the obtained peaks area was 3.990. The growth of F. graminearum was successfully inhibited by surfactin at different concentrations. Among these, 80 % concentration showed the highest zone of inhibition in comparison to 60 %, 40 % and 20 % concentrations (p < 0.005), respectively. The current study concludes B. thuringensis lipopeptide surfactin has a high potential to inhibit the growth of F. graminearum.
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spelling doaj.art-675f4649b38a48e5922eb32abba757922025-03-12T12:17:03ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Agriculturae Slovenica1854-19412021-12-0111741710.14720/aas.2021.117.4.234519443In vitro antifungal potential of surfactin isolated from rhizospheric Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 against maize (Zea mays L.) fungal phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum SchwabeMuddasir KHAN0Muhammad SALMAN1Syed Hussain SHAH2Muhammad ISRAR3Department of Health and Biological Sciences, Abasyn University Peshawar, PakistanDepartment of Health and Biological Sciences, Abasyn University Peshawar, PakistanDepartment of Health and Biological Sciences, Abasyn University Peshawar, PakistanDepartment of Microbiology, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, PakistanFusarium graminearum fungus cause significant loss in maize (Zea mays L.) and other cereal crops all over the world. The usage of chemical agents cause severe environmental problems. Bacillus species and other plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPR) play key role in biopesticide development. A wide range of environmentally safe antimicrobial agents are already being manufactured. The current investigation was focused on exploring the antifungal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis lipopeptide surfactin against fungal phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum. B. thuringensis was isolated from the rhizosphere of maize crop and cultivated to produce lipopeptides. Surfactin was identified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) from the extract at 210 nm, retention time 3-5 minutes and the obtained peaks area was 3.990. The growth of F. graminearum was successfully inhibited by surfactin at different concentrations. Among these, 80 % concentration showed the highest zone of inhibition in comparison to 60 %, 40 % and 20 % concentrations (p < 0.005), respectively. The current study concludes B. thuringensis lipopeptide surfactin has a high potential to inhibit the growth of F. graminearum.https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/13051surfactinbacillusbiological controlhplcfusarium graminearum
spellingShingle Muddasir KHAN
Muhammad SALMAN
Syed Hussain SHAH
Muhammad ISRAR
In vitro antifungal potential of surfactin isolated from rhizospheric Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 against maize (Zea mays L.) fungal phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum Schwabe
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
surfactin
bacillus
biological control
hplc
fusarium graminearum
title In vitro antifungal potential of surfactin isolated from rhizospheric Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 against maize (Zea mays L.) fungal phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum Schwabe
title_full In vitro antifungal potential of surfactin isolated from rhizospheric Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 against maize (Zea mays L.) fungal phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum Schwabe
title_fullStr In vitro antifungal potential of surfactin isolated from rhizospheric Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 against maize (Zea mays L.) fungal phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum Schwabe
title_full_unstemmed In vitro antifungal potential of surfactin isolated from rhizospheric Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 against maize (Zea mays L.) fungal phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum Schwabe
title_short In vitro antifungal potential of surfactin isolated from rhizospheric Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner 1915 against maize (Zea mays L.) fungal phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum Schwabe
title_sort in vitro antifungal potential of surfactin isolated from rhizospheric bacillus thuringiensis berliner 1915 against maize zea mays l fungal phytopathogen fusarium graminearum schwabe
topic surfactin
bacillus
biological control
hplc
fusarium graminearum
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/13051
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