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ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2023

Endophytic Penicillium species secretes mycophenolic acid that inhibits the growth of phytopathogenic fungi.

Neri Azar, Orna Liarzi, Maor Zavitan, Mohamed Samara, Ahmed Nasser, David Ezra

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Article in Microbial biotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Neri AzarDepartment of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, ARO - the Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel.
Orna LiarziDepartment of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, ARO - the Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel.
Maor ZavitanDepartment of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, ARO - the Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel.
Mohamed SamaraInstitute of Soils, Water and Environmental Sciences, ARO - the Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel.
Ahmed NasserInstitute of Soils, Water and Environmental Sciences, ARO - the Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel.
David EzraDepartment of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, ARO - the Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-3833-5669
Agricultural Research Organization · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The worldwide demand for reduced and restricted use of pesticides in agriculture due to serious environmental effects, health risks and the development of pathogen resistance calls for the discovery of new bioactive compounds. In the medical field, antibiotic-resistant microorganisms have become a major threat to man, increasing mortality. Endophytes are endosymbiotic microorganisms that inhabit plant tissues without causing any visible damage to their host. Many endophytes secrete secondary metabolites with biological activity against a broad range of pathogens, making them potential candidates for novel drugs and alternative pesticides of natural origin. We isolated endophytes from wild plants in Israel, focusing on endophytes that secrete secondary metabolites with biological activity. We isolated 302 different endophytes from 30 different wild plants; 70 of them exhibited biological activity against phytopathogens. One biologically active fungal endophyte from the genus Penicillium, isolated from a squill (Urginea maritima) leaf, was further examined. Chloroform-based extraction of its growth medium was similarly active against phytopathogens. High-performance liquid chromatography separation followed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis revealed a single compound-mycophenolic acid-as the main contributor to the biological activity of the organic extract.

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PenicilliumPesticidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsEndophytesFungiHumansMycophenolic AcidPlantsAnti-Bacterial AgentsMycophenolic AcidPesticides

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PMID36700385
PMCPMC10364310
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