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. 2019 Mar 18;24(6):1065. doi: 10.3390/molecules24061065

Table 1.

Overview of VOCs molecules, their origins, and antimicrobial effects.

Endophytic Fungi Producing VOCs VOCs Effects Microorganisms Inhibited by VOCs VOCs/CAS Number Molecular Formula Hosts References
Fusarium oxysporum can-* 46 Inhibition of mycelium Aspergillus flavus
Aspergillus parasiticus
Botrytis cinerea
Colletotrichum siamense
Fusarium graminearum
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum
Magnaporthe oryzae
Monilinia fructicola
Farnesol (4602-84-0)
β-caryophyllene (87-44-5)
Limonene (138-86-3)
Hexanoic acid (142-62-1)
Octanoic acid (124-07-2)
C15H26O
C15H24
C10H16
C6H12O2
C8H16O2
Gossypium herbaceum [64]
Hypoxylon sp. Inhibition of mycelium Botrytis cinerea
Ceratocystis ulmi
Cercospora beticola
Colletotrichum lagenarium
Fusarium solani
Geotrichum candidum
Mycosphaerella fijiensis
Phytophthor apalmivora
Phytophthor acinnamomi
Rhizoctonia solani
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Trichoderma viride
Verticillium dahliae
1,8-cineole (470-82-6)
1-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene (4313-57-9)
C10H18O
C7H10
Persea indica [65]
Muscodor albus Complete inhibition of mycelium growth Pythium ultimum
Rhizoctonia solani
Tapesia yallundae
Methylacetate (79-20-9) C3H6O2 Cinnamomum zeylanicum [39]
Inhibition of mycelium Botrytis cinerea
Monilinia fructicola
Penicillium expansum
2-methyl-1-butanol (137-32-6)
2-methylpropionic acid (79-31-2)
C5H12O
C4H8O
[66]
Inhibition of mycelium Aspergillus ochraceus
Fusarium solani
Rhizoctonia solani
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
2-methylpropionic acid (79-31-2) C4H8O2 [67]
Inhibits the germination of teliospores Tilletia horrida
Tilletia indica
Tilletia tritici
Unknown [68]
Inhibition of mycelium growth Helminthosporium solani
Fusarium sambucinum
2-methylpropionic acid (79-31-2)
3-methyl-1-butanol (123-51-3)
Ethyl alcohol (64-17-5)
C4H8O2
C5H12O
C2H6O
[69]
Complete inhibition of mycelium growth Aspergillus sp
Colletotrichum sp
Geotrichum sp.
N-methyl-N-nitrosoisobutyramide (1255641-06-5) C5H10N2O2 [46]
Muscodor musae Inhibition of mycelium Alternaria porri
Alternaria solani
Aspergillus flavus
Botrytis cinerea
Colletotrichum capsic
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Colletotrichum musae
Fusarium oxysporum
Fusarium solani
Nigrospora oryzae
Penicillium digitatum
Penicillium expansum
Rhizoctonia solani
Sclerotium rolfsii
Candida albicans
Cryptococcus neoformans
Escherichia coli
Enterococcus faecalis
Proteus mirabilis
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Isobutyric acid (79-31-2)
3-methyl-1-butanol (123-51-3)
Ethyl-2-methylbutyrate (7452-79-1)
C4H8O2 Musa acuminata [35]
Muscodor equiseti C5H12O
C7H14O2
Equisetum debile
Muscodor oryzae Oryza rufipogon
Muscodor cinnamomi C. bejolghota
Muscodor suthepensis C. bejolghota
Muscodor Darjeelingensis Inhibition of mycelium Alternaria alternata
Arthrinium phaeospermum
Aspergillus flavus
Aspergillus niger
Bionectria ochroleuca
Botrytis cinerea MTCC 359
Cercospora beticola
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides MTCC 9623
Fusarium solani
Fusarium oxysporum
Lasiodiplodia theobromae
Muscodor albu scz620
Penicillium chrysogenum
Rhizoctonia solani
Talaromyces marneffei
Candida glabrata
Candida viswanathii
Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 3541
Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 647r
Staphylococcus epidermidis MTCC 2639
Isobutyric acid (79-31-2)
3-methyl-1-butanol (123-51-3)
Ethyl-2-methyl-butyrate (7452-79-1)
C4H8O2
C5H12O
C7H14O2
C. camphora [70]
Muscodor kashyum Inhibition of mycelium growth Alternaria alternata MTCC5432
Agaricus bisporus
Aspergillus japonicus
Bionectria ochroleuca
Candida albicans
Cercospora beticola
Chaetomium heterosporum
Colletrotrichum gloeosporioides
Curvularia lunata
Fusarium equiseti
Fusarium oxysporum
Lasiodiplodia theobromae
Muscodor albus CZ620
Mycosphaerella fijiensis
Penicillium citreonigrum
Penicillium marneffei
Trichoderma viride
Pleurotus flabellatus
cyclohex-3-en-1-ol (822-66-2)
β-Bisabolol (15352-77-9)
C6H10O
C15H26O
Aegle marmelos [36]
Nodulisporium sp. Inhibition of mycelium Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus flavus
Botrytis cinerea
Colletotrichum lagenarium
Ceratocystis ulmi
Cercospora beticola
Fusarium solani
Geotrichumcandidum
Phytophthor apalmivora
Phytophthora cinnamoni
Pythium ultimum
Rhizoctonia solani
Sclerotinias clerotiorum
Trichoderma viridae
Verticillium dahlia
1-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene (4313-57-9)
2-methyl-1-pentanol (105-30-6)
1-Heptanol (111-70-6)
1-Octanol (111-87-5)
C7H10
C6H14O
C7H16O
C8H18O
[54]
Nodulisporium sp. CMU-UPE34 Inhibition of mycelium growth Alternaria porri
Alternaria solani
Colletotrichum capsici
Colletotrichum musae
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Fusarium oxysporum
Penicillium digitatum
Penicillium expansum
Nigrospora oryzae
Rhizoctonia solani
Sclerotium rolfsii
1,2,4-trimethylenecyclo-hexane (2234-75-5)
3-methyl-1-butanol (123-51-3)
Limonene (138-86-3)
Eucalyptol (synonym: 1,8-cineole) (470-82-6)
β-myrcene (123-35-3)
Terpinen-4-ol (562-74-3)
C9H18
C5H12O
C10H16
C10H18O
C10H16
C10H18O
[48]
Oxyporus latem arginatus EF069 Inhibition of mycelium growth Alternaria alternata
Botrytis cinerea
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici
2-Furanmethanol (90200-14-9) C8H12O4 Capsicum annum [23]
Phomopsis sp. Inhibition of mycelium growth Aspergillus fumigatus
Ceratocystis ulmi
Colletotrichum lagenarium
Geotrichum candidum
Phytophthora palmivora
Pythium ultimum
Rhizoctonia solani
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Sabinene (3387-41-5)
3-methy-1-butanol (123-51-3)
1-Propanol (71-23-8)
2-Propanone (67-64-1)
C10H16
C5H12O
C3H8O
C3H6O
Odontoglossum sp. [56]
Trichoderma harzianum T-E5 Inhibition of mycelium growth Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cucumerinum (FOC) Diterpene (146985-82-2) C20H30O4 Cucumis sativus * [26,71]
Trichoderma saturnisporum Inhibition of mycelium growth Colletotrichum capsici Ethylene (74-85-1)
Hydrogen cyanide (74-90-8)
C2H4
CHN
Capsicum frutescence) * [25]
Trichoderma reesei Capsicum frutescence *
Trichoderma harzianum Capsicum frutescence *
Trichoderma viride Inhibition of mycelium growth Botrytis cinerea
Fusarium oxysporum
6-pentyl-2H-Pyran-2-one (27593-23-3) C10H14O2 Capsicum frutescence * [72]
Trichoderma harzianum Induces the expression of tomato defense genes related to salicylic acid (SA) Botrytis cinerea Diterpene (146985-82-2) C20H30O4 Solanum lycopersicum * [73]

* Fusarium oxysporum and Trichoderma sp. were found in various plant. Examples of theses hosts are presented in the table.