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- Title
Role of Volatile Organic Compounds Produced by Kosakonia cowanii Cp1 during Competitive Colonization Interaction against Pectobacterium aroidearum SM2.
- Authors
Mena Navarro, Mayra Paola; Espinosa Bernal, Merle Ariadna; Martinez-Avila, Adriana Eunice; Aponte Pineda, Leonela Sofia; Montes Flores, Luis Alberto; Chan Ku, Carlos Daniel; Hernández Gómez, Yoali Fernanda; González Espinosa, Jacqueline; Pacheco Aguilar, Juan Ramiro; Ramos López, Miguel Ángel; Arvizu Gómez, Jackeline Lizzeta; Saldaña Gutierrez, Carlos; Rodríguez Morales, José Alberto; Amaro Reyes, Aldo; Hernández Flores, José Luis; Campos Guillén, Juan
- Abstract
The competitive colonization of bacteria on similar ecological niches has a significant impact during their establishment. The synthesis speeds of different chemical classes of molecules during early competitive colonization can reduce the number of competitors through metabolic effects. In this work, we demonstrate for the first time that Kosakonia cowanii Cp1 previously isolated from the seeds of Capsicum pubescens R. P. produced volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during competitive colonization against Pectobacterium aroidearum SM2, affecting soft rot symptoms in serrano chili (Capsicum annuum L.). The pathogen P. aroidearum SM2 was isolated from the fruits of C. annuum var. Serrano with soft rot symptoms. The genome of the SM2 strain carries a 5,037,920 bp chromosome with 51.46% G + C content and 4925 predicted protein-coding genes. It presents 12 genes encoding plant-cell-wall-degrading enzymes (PCDEWs), 139 genes involved in five types of secretion systems, and 16 genes related to invasion motility. Pathogenic essays showed soft rot symptoms in the fruits of C. annuum L., Solanum lycopersicum, and Physalis philadelphica and the tubers of Solanum tuberosum. During the growth phases of K. cowanii Cp1, a mix of VOCs was identified by means of HS-SPME-GC-MS. Of these compounds, 2,5-dimethyl-pyrazine showed bactericidal effects and synergy with acetoin during the competitive colonization of K. cowanii Cp1 to completely reduce soft rot symptoms. This work provides novel evidence grounding a better understanding of bacterial interactions during competitive colonization on plant tissue, where VOC synthesis is essential and has a high potential capacity to control pathogenic microorganisms in agricultural systems.
- Subjects
VOLATILE organic compounds; ERWINIA; TOMATOES; AGRICULTURE; PLANT colonization; CAPSICUM annuum; PEPPERS; POTATOES
- Publication
Microorganisms, 2024, Vol 12, Issue 5, p930
- ISSN
2076-2607
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/microorganisms12050930