TABLE 1.
Change in expression and bioactivity of BSMs produced by members of B. subtilis group, upon interaction with fungal species.
| BSMs | Change in expression | Involvement in antifungal activity | Bacillus species (strains) | Fungal species | References |
| Fengycins | 0 | Yes | B. subtilis (98S) | B. cinerea | Cawoy et al., 2015 |
| + | Yes | B. subtilis (98S) | F. oxysporum | Cawoy et al., 2015 | |
| + | No | B. subtilis (98S) | P. aphanidermatum | Cawoy et al., 2015 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (S499) | R. variabilis | Kulimushi et al., 2017 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (FZB42) | R. variabilis | Kulimushi et al., 2017 | |
| 0 | Yes | B. velezensis (QST713) | R. variabilis | Kulimushi et al., 2017 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | Verticillium dahliae | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | F. oxysporum | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae | Li et al., 2014 | |
| - | Mediating the plant defense expression | B. velezensis (FZB42) | R. solani | Chowdhury et al., 2015b | |
| + | ND | B. subtilis (B9-5) | R. stolonifer | DeFilippi et al., 2018 | |
| + | ND | B. subtilis (B9-5) | Fusarium sambucinum | DeFilippi et al., 2018 | |
| + | ND | B. subtilis (B9-5) | V. dahliae | DeFilippi et al., 2018 | |
| + | ND | B. velezensis (QST713) | Trichoderma aggressivum f. europaeum | Pandin et al., 2019 | |
| Iturins | 0 | Yes | B. subtilis (98S) | B. cinerea | Cawoy et al., 2015 |
| + | Yes | B. subtilis (98S) | F. oxysporum | Cawoy et al., 2015 | |
| + | No | B. subtilis (98S) | P. aphanidermatum | Cawoy et al., 2015 | |
| + | No | B. velezensis (SQR9) | V. dahliae | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | No | B. velezensis (SQR9) | S. sclerotiorum | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | F. oxysporum | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | P. parasitica | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | Mediating the plant defense expression | B. velezensis (FZB42) | R. solani | Chowdhury et al., 2015b | |
| Surfactins | + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | S. sclerotiorum | Li et al., 2014 |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | R. solani | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | Fusarium solani | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | P. parasitica | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | Mediating the plant defense expression | B. velezensis (FZB42) | R. solani | Chowdhury et al., 2015b | |
| + | ND | B. subtilis (B9-5) | R. solani | DeFilippi et al., 2018 | |
| + | ND | B. subtilis (B9-5) | F. sambucinum | DeFilippi et al., 2018 | |
| + | ND | B. subtilis (B9-5) | V. dahliae | DeFilippi et al., 2018 | |
| + | ND | B. velezensis (QST713) | T. aggressivum f. europaeum | Pandin et al., 2019 | |
| Bacillibactin | + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | V. dahliae | Li et al., 2014 |
| + | No | B. velezensis (SQR9) | S. sclerotiorum | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | No | B. velezensis (SQR9) | F. oxysporum | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | R. solani | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | F. solani | Li et al., 2014 | |
| + | Yes | B. velezensis (SQR9) | P. parasitica | Li et al., 2014 |
“0” indicates no changes, “+” enhanced and, “–”decreased BSMs production by Bacillus upon interaction with fungi. “Yes” indicates fungitoxic activity, “No” no antifungal activity, “ND” indicates that BSMs with antifungal activity are not detected.