Evaluation of the Potential of Endophytic Trichoderma Sp. Isolated from Medicinal Plant Ampelopsis Japonica Against MRSA and Bioassay-guided Separation of the Anti-MRSA Compound

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Journal Braz J Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2024 Jan 23

PMID 38261262

Authors

Jianbin Li

Siyun Xie

Qing Gao

Zujun Deng

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Abstract

Endophytic fungi have been recognized as a valuable source for the production of biologically active compounds with potential applications in various domains. This study aimed to isolate endophytic fungi from Ampelopsis japonica (Thunb.) Makino and assess their anti-MRSA activity. Meanwhile, chromatographic separation techniques were applied to analyze the constituents of endophytic fungal secondary metabolites. The isolate BLR24, which exhibited strong inhibition activity against MRSA, was identified as Trichoderma virens based on morphological characteristics and ITS sequence analyses. The ethyl acetate extract of BLR24 (EA-BLR24) showed good anti-MRSA activity with the MIC and MBC values of 25 μg/mL and 50 μg/mL, separately. The inhibition of biofilm formation was up to 34.67% under MIC concentration treatment. Meanwhile, EA-BLR24 could significantly reduce the expression of biofilm-related genes (icaA, sarA, and agrA) of MRSA. Based on LC-MS/MS analysis, twenty compounds in EA-BLR24 could be annotated using the GNPS platform, mainly diketopiperazines. The anti-MRSA compound (Fr.1.1) was obtained from EA-BLR24 by bioassay-guided fractionation and determined as gliotoxin. The results indicated that endophytic Trichoderma virens BLR24 isolated from the medical plant A. japonica roots could be a promising source of natural anti-MRSA agents. Endophytic fungal secondary metabolites are abundant in biologically active compounds. Endophytic fungi from medicinal plants could be a source yielding bioactive metabolites of pharmaceutical importance.

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