Trichoderma: The Current Status of Its Application in Agriculture for the Biocontrol of Fungal Phytopathogens and Stimulation of Plant Growth

R Tyśkiewicz, A Nowak, E Ozimek… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rhizosphere filamentous fungi of the genus Trichoderma, a dominant component of various
soil ecosystem mycobiomes, are characterized by the ability to colonize plant roots. Detailed …

Trichoderma and its role in biological control of plant fungal and nematode disease

X Yao, H Guo, K Zhang, M Zhao, J Ruan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Trichoderma is mainly used to control soil-borne diseases as well as some leaf and panicle
diseases of various plants. Trichoderma can not only prevent diseases but also promotes …

Peptides, new tools for plant protection in eco-agriculture

YM Zhang, DX Ye, Y Liu, XY Zhang, YL Zhou… - Advanced …, 2023 - Elsevier
As important physiological regulators, peptides have been used in many fields including
medicine, cosmetics, healthcare products, animal nutrition and health, and plant nutrition …

[HTML][HTML] Peptaibiotics: harnessing the potential of microbial secondary metabolites for mitigation of plant pathogens

L Pereira-Dias, PR Oliveira-Pinto, JO Fernandes… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural systems are in need of low-cost, safe antibiotics to protect crops from pests and
diseases. Peptaibiotics, a family of linear, membrane-active, amphipathic polypeptides, have …

The Emericellipsins A–E from an Alkalophilic Fungus Emericellopsis alkalina Show Potent Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogenic Fungi

AE Kuvarina, IA Gavryushina, AB Kulko, IA Ivanov… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Novel antimicrobial peptides with antifungal and cytotoxic activity were derived from the
alkalophilic fungus Emericellopsis alkalina VKPM F1428. We previously reported that this …

Non-Canonical Amino Acids as Building Blocks for Peptidomimetics: Structure, Function, and Applications

TG Castro, M Melle-Franco, CEA Sousa… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review provides a fresh overview of non-canonical amino acids and their applications in
the design of peptidomimetics. Non-canonical amino acids appear widely distributed in …

[HTML][HTML] Trichoderma harzianum metabolites disturb Fusarium culmorum metabolism: Metabolomic and proteomic studies

J Mironenka, S Różalska, A Soboń, P Bernat - Microbiological Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Trichoderma species are well known for producing various secondary metabolites in
response to different fungal pathogens. This paper reports the effects of the metabolites …

Game-changing alternatives to conventional fungicides: Small RNAs and short peptides

S Rosa, P Pesaresi, C Mizzotti, V Bulone… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Fungicide use is one of the core elements of intensive agriculture because it is necessary to
fight pathogens that would otherwise cause large production losses. Oomycete and fungal …

Water-Soluble Trichogin GA IV-Derived Peptaibols Protect Tomato Plants From Botrytis cinerea Infection With Limited Impact on Plant Defenses

I Baccelli, S Luti, R Bernardi, F Favaron… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Peptaibols are non-ribosomal linear peptides naturally produced by a wide variety of fungi
and represent the largest group of peptaibiotic molecules produced by Trichoderma species …

Peptaibol analogs show potent antibacterial activity against multidrug resistant opportunistic pathogens

C Dalla Torre, F Sannio, M Battistella… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
New classes of antibacterial drugs are urgently needed to address the global issue of
antibiotic resistance. In this context, peptaibols are promising membrane-active peptides …