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. 2024 Sep 19;29(18):4456. doi: 10.3390/molecules29184456

Table 2.

Bioactive compounds produced by endophytic bacteria isolated from synanthropic herbaceous plants occurring in Europe.

No Host Plant Endophytic Bacteria Compound/-s Activity Reference
1 Achillea fragrantissima Streptomyces sp., Nocardioides sp., Kitasatosporia sp., Kibdelosporangium sp. chitinase, siderophores enzymatical, antifungal [98]
2 Achillea millefolium (yarrow) Bacillus safensis volatile metabolites (butanal, 3-methyl-, 2-heptanone, 6-methyl-5-methylene-, hydrogen azide, propene, 2-butene, 6-oxabicyclo3.1.0 hexane) antifungal [99]
3 Alkanna tinctoria (dyer’s alkanet) Pseudomonas sp., Bacillus sp. IAA, ACC deaminase, siderophore; pectinase, ligninase plant growth promotion; enzymatical [100]
4 Allium fistulosum (spring onion) Streptomyces sp. TP-AO569 fistupyrone spore germination inhibition [101]
5 Allium tuberosum (garlic chives) Streptomyces sp. TP-A0595 6-prenylidole antifungal [102]
6 Arctium lappa (greater burdock) Bacillus sp., Pantoea sp., Microbacterium sp., Pseudomonas sp. IAA, ACC deaminase, siderophore, hydrolase plant growth promotion [103]
7 Armoracia rusticana (horseradish) Serratia ficaria siderophores, lipase, protease, chirinase biocontrol, enzymatic, plant growth promotion [104]
8 Arnica montana (mountain arnica) Streptomyces sp. glutarimide antibiotics (cycloheximide, actiphenol), diketopiperazines (cyclo-prolyl-valyl, cyclo-prolyl-isoleucyl, cyclo-prolyl-leucyl, cyclo-prolyl-phenylalanyl) antibiotic, cytotoxic [105]
9 Artemisia vulgaris (common mugworts) Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus safensis volatile metabolites (butanal, 3-methyl-, 2-heptanone, 6-methyl-5-methylene-, hydrogen azide, propene, 2-butene, 6-oxabicyclohexane) antifungal [99]
10 Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade) Streptomyces sp. AB100 piperazic-acid-containing peptides antibiotic [106]
11 Calendula arvensis (field marigold) Pseudomonas brassicacearum - biocontrol, plant growth promotion [107]
12 Calendula officinalis (medicinal calendula) Pseudomonas putida HCN, siderophores, lipase, protease, chitinase biocontrol, enzymatic, plant growth promotion [104]
13 Matricaria
chamomilla L., Calendula officinalis L., and Solanum distichum Schumach. and Thonn
Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis, Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii - antibacterial, antifungal, nematicidal [108]
14 Iris pseudacorus L. Pseudomonas rhizosphaereae FST5 IAA, ACC deaminase, HCN, chitinase, protease, glucanase, lipase antifungal, plant growth promotion [109]
15 Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) Bacillus velezensis IAA, siderophores, iturin B, iturin D, fengycin, surfactin, cellulase biocontrol, plant growth promotion [110]
16 Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) Bacillus pumilus 2A glycolipid emulsyfing (biosurfactant) [111]
17 Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 30B, Erwinia persicinia 2–5b IAA plant growth promotion [112]
18 Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) Bacillus thuringensis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens - antifungal [113]
19 Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower) Rheinheimera sp. EpRS3 lipases, phospholipase, protease antibacterial, antimicrobial [114]
20 Elymus repens (couch grass) Pseudomonas azotoformans IAA plant growth promotion [115]
21 Equisetum arvense (common horsetail) Psychrobacillus insolitus, Curtobacterium oceanosedimentum - anticandidal [116]
22 Euphorbia helioscopia (sun spurge) Comamonas koreensis, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Rhizobium sp., Brevundimonas sp. IAA-like compounds, siderophores plant growth promotion [117]
23 Euphorbia helioscopia (sun spurge) Bacillus cereus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens - biocontrol, plant growth promotion [107]
24 Euphorbia peplus (petty spurge) Pseudomonas brassicacearum - biocontrol, plant growth promotion [107]
25 Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) Klebsiella pneumoniae siderophores, lipase, protease, chitinase biocontrol, enzymatic, plant growth promotion [104]
26 Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort) Achromobacter sp., Erwinia persicina, Stenotrophomonas sp. IAA, HCN, cellulase, protease, beta-1,3-glucanase biocontrol, plant growth promotion, antifungal [118]
27 Iris pseudacours (pale yellow iris) Pseudomonas azotoformans HCN, siderophores, lipase, protease biocontrol, enzymatic, plant growth promotion [104]
28 Matricaria
chamomilla L., Calendula officinalis L., and Solanum distichum Schumach. and Thonn
Pseudomonas gessardii HRT18 IAA, HCN, siderophores, lipase, protease, chitinase, glucanase biocontrol, enzymatic, plant growth promotion [109]
29 Lavandula dentata (fringed lavender) Pseudomonas sp., Bacillus sp. IAA, HCN, siderophores, lipase, protease, cellulase, pectinase plant growth promotion [11]
30 Lotus corniculatus (bird’s foot trefoil) Serratia plymuthica, Pseudomonas mandelii, Tsukamurella pulmonis IAA, HCN, siderophores, cellulase plant growth promotion [119]
31 Matricaria chamomilla (German chamomile) Bacillus pumilus lipopeptides antifungal [99]
32 Calendula officinalis Bacillus mojavensis, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis, Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii, Bacillus endophyticus, Paenibacillus brasilensis, Paenibacillus polymyxa, Lysobacter enzymogenes - antibacterial, antifungal, nematicidal [108]
33 Mentha longifolia (wild mint) Bacillus sp., Bacillus aryabhattai, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus toyonensis IAA, ACC deaminase, siderophores plant growth promotion [120]
34 Mentha spicata (spearmint) Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus toyonensis cellulase, xylanase, amylase, pectinase enzymatical [121]
35 Polygonum cuspidatum Bacillus safensis volatile metabolites (butanal, 3-methyl-, 2-heptanone, 6-methyl-5-methylene-, hydrogen azide, propene, 2-butene, 6-oxabicyclo3.1.0 hexane) antifungal [99]
36 Oenothera biennis (common evening primrose) Rhodococcus erythropolis, Rhizobium sp. IAA, HCN, cellulase plant growth promotion [119]
37 Plantago lanceolata (ribwort plantain) Pseudomonas brassicacearum, Bacillus methylotrophicus - biocontrol, plant growth promotion [107]
38 Calendula officinalis Bacillus halotolerans Cal.l.30 surfactin, iturin, fengycin, bacillaene, bacillibactin, FAS-PKS, subtilosin A, bacilysin antibacterial, antifungal, nematicidal [122]
39 Peperomia dindygulensis Streptomyces sp. YINM00001 cyclohexiamide, dinactin, warkmycin, anthramycin, alkylresorcinol, lanthipeptide, melanin, ectoine, geosmin antibacterial, antifungal [123]
40 Origanum vulgare Bacillus sp. paeninodin, terpene, paenilarvins biocontrol [124]
Paenibacillus sp. polymyxin, paenicidin A antimicrobial
41 Mikania micrantha Sphingomonas paucimobiliz Zeaxanthin antioxidant [105]
Micrococcus yunnanensis microansamycin, stenothricin biocontrol
42 Mimosa pudica Staphylococcus caprae Aureusimine, staphyloferrin A Plant growth promotion
Neobacillus drentensis Fengycin biocontrol
Priestia megaterium Surfactin, bacitracin, carotenoid biocontrol
43 Millettia pachycarpa Benth Paenibacillus peoriae IBSD35 NRPSs,
Fusaricidin synthetase, paenibacterin, gramicidin synthase
Biocontrol, antibiotic [114]
44 Panicum turgidum Cellulosimicrobium sp. JZ28 alkylresorcinol Biocontrol [125]
45 Brassica napus L. Pseudomonas fluorescens BRZ63 alginate, LPS, siderophore, bacterioferrin, tryptophan, PQQ cofactor biocontrol, enzymatic, plant growth promotion [126]
46 Suaeda fruticosa, Suaeda mollis, Mesembryanthmum nodiflorum, Arthrocnemum indicum Bacillus albus strains petrobactin, bacitracin, thuricin Biocontrol [127]
47 Bacopa monnieri Bacillus sp. LCF1 surfactin, iturin, fengycin, type I PKS Biocontrol [128]
48 Arnica montana L. Streptomyces sp. siderophore, ectoine, terpene, bacteriocin, butyrolactone, lantipeptide, melanin, NRPS, PKS, cyclohexiaminde biocontrol, enzymatic, plant growth promotion [128]
49 Echinacea purpurea Rheinheimera sp. RS3 Resorcinol, lantipeptide, hserlactone, bacteriocin, NRPS Antimycobacterial potential, biocontrol

Note: LPS—lipopolysaccharide, NRPS—nonribosomal peptide synthetase, PKS—polyketide synthase.