Journal
PATHOGENS
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9060496
Keywords
bacterial volatiles; MMTS; Phytophthora infestans; biofungicide
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- Swiss National Science Foundation [31003A_179310, 316030_177093]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [316030_177093, 31003A_179310] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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(1) Background: S-methyl methanethiosulfonate (MMTS), a sulfur containing volatile organic compound produced by plants and bacterial species, has recently been described to be an efficient anti-oomycete agent with promising perspectives for the control of the devastating potato late blight disease caused byPhytophthora infestans.However, earlier work raised questions regarding the putative toxicity of this compound. To assess the suitability of MMTS for late blight control in the field, the present study thus aimed at evaluating the effect of MMTS on a wide range of non-target organisms in comparison toP. infestans. (2) Methods: To this end, we exposedP. infestans, as well as different pathogenic and non-pathogenic fungi, bacteria, the nematodeCaenorhabditis elegansas well as the plantArabidopsis thalianato MMTS treatment and evaluated their response by means of in vitro assays. (3) Results: Our results showed that fungi (both mycelium and spores) tolerated MMTS better than the oomyceteP. infestans, but that the compound nevertheless exhibited non-negligible toxic effects on bacteria, nematodes and plants. (4) Conclusions: We discuss the mode of action of MMTS and conclude that even though this compound might be too toxic for chemical application in the field, its strong anti-oomycete activity could still be exploited when naturally released at the site of infection by plant-associated microbes inoculated as biocontrol agents.
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