Antifungal Activity and Biosynthetic Potential of New <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. MW-W600-10 Strain Isolated from Coal Mine Water

Crop infections by fungi lead to severe losses in food production and pose risks for human health. The increasing resistance of pathogens to fungicides has led to the higher usage of these chemicals, which burdens the environment and highlights the need to find novel natural biocontrol agents. Membe...

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Main Authors: Piotr Siupka, Frederik Teilfeldt Hansen, Aleksandra Schier, Simone Rocco, Trine Sørensen, Zofia Piotrowska-Seget
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Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/14/7441
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author Piotr Siupka
Frederik Teilfeldt Hansen
Aleksandra Schier
Simone Rocco
Trine Sørensen
Zofia Piotrowska-Seget
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Frederik Teilfeldt Hansen
Aleksandra Schier
Simone Rocco
Trine Sørensen
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description Crop infections by fungi lead to severe losses in food production and pose risks for human health. The increasing resistance of pathogens to fungicides has led to the higher usage of these chemicals, which burdens the environment and highlights the need to find novel natural biocontrol agents. Members of the genus <i>Streptomyces</i> are known to produce a plethora of bioactive compounds. Recently, researchers have turned to extreme and previously unexplored niches in the search for new strains with antimicrobial activities. One such niche are underground coal mine environments. We isolated the new <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. MW-W600-10 strain from coal mine water samples collected at 665 m below ground level. We examined the antifungal activity of the strain against plant pathogens <i>Fusarium culmorum</i> DSM62188 and <i>Nigrospora oryzae</i> roseF7. Furthermore, we analyzed the strain’s biosynthetic potential with the antiSMASH tool. The strain showed inhibitory activity against both fungi strains. Genome mining revealed that it has 39 BGCs, among which 13 did not show similarity to those in databases. Additionally, we examined the activity of the <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. S-2 strain isolated from black soot against <i>F. culmorum</i> DSM62188. These results show that coal-related strains could be a source of novel bioactive compounds. Future studies will elucidate their full biotechnological potential.
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spelling doaj.art-8da957b82727470c932d9f2518c9827d2023-11-22T03:58:38ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672021-07-012214744110.3390/ijms22147441Antifungal Activity and Biosynthetic Potential of New <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. MW-W600-10 Strain Isolated from Coal Mine WaterPiotr Siupka0Frederik Teilfeldt Hansen1Aleksandra Schier2Simone Rocco3Trine Sørensen4Zofia Piotrowska-Seget5Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, 40032 Katowice, PolandFaculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Aalborg, 9220 Aalborg, DenmarkFaculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, 40032 Katowice, PolandFaculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, 40032 Katowice, PolandFaculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Aalborg, 9220 Aalborg, DenmarkFaculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, 40032 Katowice, PolandCrop infections by fungi lead to severe losses in food production and pose risks for human health. The increasing resistance of pathogens to fungicides has led to the higher usage of these chemicals, which burdens the environment and highlights the need to find novel natural biocontrol agents. Members of the genus <i>Streptomyces</i> are known to produce a plethora of bioactive compounds. Recently, researchers have turned to extreme and previously unexplored niches in the search for new strains with antimicrobial activities. One such niche are underground coal mine environments. We isolated the new <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. MW-W600-10 strain from coal mine water samples collected at 665 m below ground level. We examined the antifungal activity of the strain against plant pathogens <i>Fusarium culmorum</i> DSM62188 and <i>Nigrospora oryzae</i> roseF7. Furthermore, we analyzed the strain’s biosynthetic potential with the antiSMASH tool. The strain showed inhibitory activity against both fungi strains. Genome mining revealed that it has 39 BGCs, among which 13 did not show similarity to those in databases. Additionally, we examined the activity of the <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. S-2 strain isolated from black soot against <i>F. culmorum</i> DSM62188. These results show that coal-related strains could be a source of novel bioactive compounds. Future studies will elucidate their full biotechnological potential.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/14/7441antifungal activitybiosynthetic gene clustersgenome miningcoal-related environments<i>Streptomyces</i>quantitative PCR
spellingShingle Piotr Siupka
Frederik Teilfeldt Hansen
Aleksandra Schier
Simone Rocco
Trine Sørensen
Zofia Piotrowska-Seget
Antifungal Activity and Biosynthetic Potential of New <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. MW-W600-10 Strain Isolated from Coal Mine Water
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
antifungal activity
biosynthetic gene clusters
genome mining
coal-related environments
<i>Streptomyces</i>
quantitative PCR
title Antifungal Activity and Biosynthetic Potential of New <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. MW-W600-10 Strain Isolated from Coal Mine Water
title_full Antifungal Activity and Biosynthetic Potential of New <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. MW-W600-10 Strain Isolated from Coal Mine Water
title_fullStr Antifungal Activity and Biosynthetic Potential of New <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. MW-W600-10 Strain Isolated from Coal Mine Water
title_full_unstemmed Antifungal Activity and Biosynthetic Potential of New <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. MW-W600-10 Strain Isolated from Coal Mine Water
title_short Antifungal Activity and Biosynthetic Potential of New <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. MW-W600-10 Strain Isolated from Coal Mine Water
title_sort antifungal activity and biosynthetic potential of new i streptomyces i sp mw w600 10 strain isolated from coal mine water
topic antifungal activity
biosynthetic gene clusters
genome mining
coal-related environments
<i>Streptomyces</i>
quantitative PCR
url https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/14/7441
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