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- Title
Disalicylic Acid Provides Effective Control of Pectobacterium brasiliense.
- Authors
Tuizer, Sapir; Pun, Manoj; Yedidia, Iris; Kerem, Zohar
- Abstract
Bis(2-carboxyphenyl) succinate (disalicylic acid; DSA) is composed of two salicylic acids connected by a succinyl linker. Here, we propose its use as a new, synthetic plant-protection agent. DSA was shown to control Pectobacterium brasiliense, an emerging soft-rot pathogen of potato and ornamental crops, at minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) lower than those of salicylic acid. Our computational-docking analysis predicted that DSA would inhibit the quorum-sensing (QS) synthase of P. brasiliense ExpI more strongly than SA would. In fact, applying DSA to P. brasiliense inhibited its biofilm formation, secretion of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes, motility and production of acyl–homoserine lactones (AHL) and, subsequently, impaired its virulence. DSA also inhibited the production of AHL by a QS-negative Escherichia coli strain (DH5α) that had been transformed with P. brasiliense AHL synthase, as demonstrated by the biosensors Chromobacterium violaceaum CV026 and E. coli pSB401. Inhibition of the QS machinery appears to be one of the mechanisms by which DSA inhibits specific virulence determinants. A new route is proposed for the synthesis of DSA, which holds greater potential for use as an anti-virulence agent than its precursor SA. Based on these findings, DSA is an excellent candidate for repurposing for new applications.
- Subjects
ACYL-homoserine lactones; SALICYLIC acid; ESCHERICHIA coli; ERWINIA; ACIDS; LACTONES; QUORUM sensing
- Publication
Microorganisms, 2022, Vol 10, Issue 12, p2516
- ISSN
2076-2607
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/microorganisms10122516