Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 59-68.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2022-1315

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Research Progress in Metabolites Produced by Bacillus Against Three Common Plant Pathogenic Fungi

WANG Wei-chen(), ZHAO Jin, HUANG Wei-yi, GUO Xin-zhu, LI Wan-ying, ZHANG Zhuo   

  1. School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001
  • Received:2022-10-25 Online:2023-03-26 Published:2023-04-10

Abstract:

Plant pathogenic fungi are one of the major threats to agricultural production. Applying biological agents to control pathogenic fungi is widely considered to be a safer and more sustainable strategy. Bacillus species can produce a variety of antifungal active substances(lipopeptides, bacteriocins and enzymes, etc.), which is the most widely used biocontrol bacteria at present. Biocontrol agents based on Bacillus spp. and its metabolites can effectively control plant pathogenic fungi and play an important role in agricultural production. This paper focuses on the biological control potential of Bacillus metabolites and their antagonistic properties and mechanisms against three common plant pathogenic fungi(Magnaporthe oryzae, Fusarium oxysporum, and Botrytis cinerea). Several important Bacillus metabolites were introduced by investigating the related literatures published in recent years on the antifungal activities of Bacillus metabolites, and the antifungal effects and mechanisms of Bacillus metabolites on important plant pathogenic fungi were summarized. And meanwhile the research methods and effects of Bacillus metabolites on the damages of cell wall and cell membrane of pathogenic fungi, inhibition of fungal spore germination and mycelial growth, and competitive binding with fungal DNA were summarized. The aim of this review is to provide guidance for the preparation and application of Bacillus biocontrol agents in the future.

Key words: Bacillus species, metabolite, biological control, plant pathogenic fungi, antifungal mechanism