Paper · 2025 · Biological Control

Biocontrol effect and mechanism of endophytic fungus Alternaria alternata against root rot of Lycium barbarum

Bin Wang; Caixia Hou; Wei Chen; et al.

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Abstract

• YBG8 fermentation filtrate exhibits antagonistic activity against Fusarium solani . • AME, altenusin, and altenuene are the primary antifungal components of YBG8. • YBG8 fermentation filtrate had good control effect on Lycium barbarum root rot. Root rot caused by Fusarium solani is a severe soil-borne disease affecting Lycium barbarum (goji berry), which has long been managed through chemical control. However, prolonged reliance on chemical agents can lead to pathogen resistance and environmental risks. Initially isolated from healthy L. barbarum , the strain YBG8 exhibited antagonistic properties against F. solani and was identified as Alternaria alternata . However, the precise antifungal mechanism of YBG8 remained unclear. This study aimed to elucidate the antifungal mechanism and biocontrol effect of the fermentation filtrate of the antagonistic strain YBG8. The findings indicated that the YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment significantly impeded the radial growth of F. solani , altered its spore surface morphology, and triggered an upsurge in alkaline phosphatase activity. Additionally, YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment also resulted in heightened levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), increased electrical conductivity, and notable leakage of intracellular proteins and nucleic acids. Assessment with propidium iodide staining validated the disruption of cell membrane integrity. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis of the YBG8 fermentation filtrate unveiled 252 metabolites, encompassing coumarins, carboxylic acid derivatives, purine nucleosides, and others, with 15 constituents exhibiting concentrations exceeding 10 μg/mL. Subsequent analysis identified alternariol methyl ether as the predominant polyketide compound, with a concentration of 130.086 μg/mL. Additionally, altenusin, a diphenyl ether derivative, and altenuene, a cell wall synthesis inhibitor, were also detected at concentrations of 26.664 μg/mL and 18.291 μg/mL, respectively. These findings collectively suggest that the YBG8 fermentation filtrate inhibits the growth of F. solani through multiple pathways, such as cell wall disruption, oxidative stress induction, and membrane function interference. Alternariol methyl ether, altenusin, and altenuene are presumed to be the primary antimicrobial agents in the fermentation filtrate. This investigation illustrates that the YBG8 fermentation filtrate exerts potent antimicrobial effects through a dual-targeting strategy that disrupts both cell wall and membrane systems. These findings establish a theoretical framework and material basis for the development of environmentally friendly biopesticides.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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YBG8 fermentation filtrate had a good control effect on root rot of Lycium barbarum caused by Fusarium solani.

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Lycium barbarumLycium barbarume0
Treatment
YBG8 fermentation filtratee0
Interactor
Fusarium solaniFusarium solanie1pathogen
Second interactor
YBG8e0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
root rote0
Direction
good control effecte0

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Lycium barbarum
Lycium barbarum · TaxonSten Porse · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Fusarium solani
Fusarium solani · InteractorFred Brooks from United States University of Hawaii at Manoa · CC BY 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“YBG8 fermentation filtrate had good control effect on Lycium barbarum root rot”

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“Root rot caused by Fusarium solani”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment significantly impeded the radial growth of F. solani.

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F. solaniFusarium solanie0
Treatment
YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatmente0
Outcome
radial growthe0
Direction
impedede0

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Fusarium solani
Fusarium solani · TaxonFred Brooks from United States University of Hawaii at Manoa · CC BY 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment significantly impeded the radial growth of F. solani”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment altered the spore surface morphology of F. solani.

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F. solaniFusarium solanie0
Treatment
YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatmente0
Outcome
spore surface morphologye0
Direction
alterede0

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Fusarium solani
Fusarium solani · TaxonFred Brooks from United States University of Hawaii at Manoa · CC BY 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment significantly impeded the radial growth of F. solani , altered its spore surface morphology, and triggered an upsurge in alkaline phosphatase activity”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment triggered an upsurge in alkaline phosphatase activity in F. solani.

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F. solaniFusarium solanie0
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YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatmente0
Outcome
alkaline phosphatase activitye0
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upsurgee0

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Fusarium solani
Fusarium solani · TaxonFred Brooks from United States University of Hawaii at Manoa · CC BY 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment significantly impeded the radial growth of F. solani , altered its spore surface morphology, and triggered an upsurge in alkaline phosphatase activity”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment resulted in heightened levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), with the target organism unstated in the sentence (context: F. solani).

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YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatmente0
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malondialdehyde (MDA)e0
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heightenede0

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“YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment also resulted in heightened levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), increased electrical conductivity, and notable leakage of intracellular proteins and nucleic acids”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment resulted in increased electrical conductivity.

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YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatmente0
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electrical conductivitye0
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increasede0

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“YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment also resulted in heightened levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), increased electrical conductivity, and notable leakage of intracellular proteins and nucleic acids”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment resulted in notable leakage of intracellular proteins and nucleic acids.

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YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatmente0
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leakage of intracellular proteins and nucleic acidse0
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notable leakagee0

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“YBG8 fermentation filtrate treatment also resulted in heightened levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), increased electrical conductivity, and notable leakage of intracellular proteins and nucleic acids”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Propidium iodide staining validated the disruption of cell membrane integrity.

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disruption of cell membrane integritye0

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“Assessment with propidium iodide staining validated the disruption of cell membrane integrity”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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LC-MS analysis of the Alternaria alternata YBG8 fermentation filtrate revealed 252 metabolites, including coumarins, carboxylic acid derivatives and purine nucleosides.

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Alternaria alternataAlternaria alternatat0
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metabolitese0
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252e0

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Alternaria alternata
Alternaria alternata · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryMarta Hiromi Taniwaki, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Alternaria alternata”

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“unveiled 252 metabolites, encompassing coumarins, carboxylic acid derivatives, purine nucleosides, and others”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Fifteen constituents of the filtrate exhibited concentrations exceeding 10 ug/mL.

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Alternaria alternataAlternaria alternatat0
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constituents exhibiting concentrations exceeding 10 μg/mLe0
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15e0

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Alternaria alternata
Alternaria alternata · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryMarta Hiromi Taniwaki, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Alternaria alternata”

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“with 15 constituents exhibiting concentrations exceeding 10 μg/mL”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Alternariol methyl ether was the predominant polyketide compound in the filtrate, at 130.086 ug/mL.

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Alternaria alternataAlternaria alternatat0
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predominant polyketide compounde0
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130.086 μg/mLe0

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Alternaria alternata
Alternaria alternata · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryMarta Hiromi Taniwaki, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Alternaria alternata”

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“alternariol methyl ether as the predominant polyketide compound, with a concentration of 130.086 μg/mL”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Altenusin, a diphenyl ether derivative, was detected in the filtrate at 26.664 ug/mL.

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Alternaria alternataAlternaria alternatat0
Outcome
altenusine0
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26.664 μg/mLe0

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Alternaria alternata
Alternaria alternata · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryMarta Hiromi Taniwaki, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Alternaria alternata”

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“altenusin, a diphenyl ether derivative, and altenuene, a cell wall synthesis inhibitor, were also detected at concentrations of 26.664 μg/mL and 18.291 μg/mL, respectively”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Altenuene, a cell wall synthesis inhibitor, was detected in the filtrate at 18.291 ug/mL.

Taxon
Alternaria alternataAlternaria alternatat0
Outcome
altenuenee0
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18.291 μg/mLe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Alternaria alternata
Alternaria alternata · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryMarta Hiromi Taniwaki, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Alternaria alternata”

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“altenusin, a diphenyl ether derivative, and altenuene, a cell wall synthesis inhibitor, were also detected at concentrations of 26.664 μg/mL and 18.291 μg/mL, respectively”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The YBG8 fermentation filtrate is suggested to inhibit the growth of F. solani through multiple pathways such as cell wall disruption, oxidative stress induction and membrane function interference.

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F. solaniFusarium solanie0
Treatment
YBG8 fermentation filtratee0
Outcome
growthe0
Qualifier
cell wall disruption, oxidative stress induction, and membrane function interferencee0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Fusarium solani
Fusarium solani · TaxonFred Brooks from United States University of Hawaii at Manoa · CC BY 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“YBG8 fermentation filtrate inhibits the growth of F. solani through multiple pathways, such as cell wall disruption, oxidative stress induction, and membrane function interference”

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Mechanismhypothesisoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Alternariol methyl ether, altenusin and altenuene are presumed to be the primary antimicrobial agents in the fermentation filtrate.

Taxon
Alternaria alternataAlternaria alternatat0
Compound
Alternariol methyl ether, altenusin, and altenuenee0
Outcome
primary antimicrobial agentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Alternaria alternata
Alternaria alternata · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryMarta Hiromi Taniwaki, Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Alternaria alternata”

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“Alternariol methyl ether, altenusin, and altenuene are presumed to be the primary antimicrobial agents in the fermentation filtrate”

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processing · growth · Fusarium solaniResults agree

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processing · disease · Fusarium solaniResults agree

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processing · Fusarium solani · Lycium barbarum (wolfberry)Results agree

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