Structure elucidation and biosynthetic locus of trinickiabactin from the plant pathogenic bacterium Trinickia caryophylli.

Within the framework of our effort to discover new bioactive metabolites from Gram-negative bacteria, trinickiabactin (1) was isolated from the plant pathogenic strain Trinickia caryophylli DSM 50341. Whole genome sequencing allowed the identification of its biosynthetic gene cluster. The structure of 1 bears a rare diazeniumdiolate ligand system and was elucidated by a combination of NMR- and MS-spectroscopic techniques and bioinformatics.

Draft Genome Sequence of sp. Strain MW-13, a Bacterial Strain with Antibacterial Properties and Plant Growth Promotion Potential Isolated from the Rhizosphere of Wheat in Iran.

Strain MW13 exhibited broad-spectrum antibacterial activity toward Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens. The 7.1-Mb draft genome gives insight into the complete secondary metabolite production capacity and reveals genes putatively responsible for its antibacterial activity, as well as genes which contribute to plant growth promotion.

Draft Genome Sequence of the Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolate TUEPA7472.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa TUEPA7472 is extensively drug resistant (XDR) and is a representative Gram-negative rod that is multiresistant toward 4 classes of clinically relevant antibiotics (4MRGN). The 6.8-Mb draft genome sequence of this strain provides insight into these resistance mechanisms and the potential of the strain to produce virulence factors.

The contribution of genome mining strategies to the understanding of active principles of PGPR strains.

Pathogenic microorganisms and insects affecting plant health are a major and chronic threat to food production and the ecosystem worldwide. As agricultural production has intensified over the years, the use of agrochemicals has in turn increased. However, this extensive usage has had several detrimental effects, with a pervasive environmental impact and the emergence of pathogen resistance.

Methods for the comprehensive structural elucidation of constitution and stereochemistry of lipopeptides.

A panel of methods of general suitability for complete structural elucidation of the stereochemistry of cyclopeptides, depsipeptides and lipopeptides is presented and described in detail. The suitability of the proposed methods was exemplified on the lipopeptide poaeamide from Pseudomonas poae. Amino acid configurations have been assigned by direct LC enantiomer separation with Chiralpak ZWIX(+) and were confirmed by GC enantiomer separation on Chirasil L-Val.

The Novel Lipopeptide Poaeamide of the Endophyte Pseudomonas poae RE*1-1-14 Is Involved in Pathogen Suppression and Root Colonization.

Endophytic Pseudomonas poae strain RE*1-1-14 was originally isolated from internal root tissue of sugar beet plants and shown to suppress growth of the fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani both in vitro and in the field. To identify genes involved in its biocontrol activity, RE*1-1-14 random mutagenesis and sequencing led to the identification of a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) gene cluster predicted to encode a lipopeptide (LP) with a 10-amino-acid peptide moiety. The two unlinked gene clusters consisted of three NRPS genes, designated poaA (cluster 1) and poaB and poaC (cluster 2), spanning approximately 33.