Coniochaeta fungus benefits from its intracellular bacteria to form biofilm and defend against other fungi
- 2 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Archiv für Mikrobiologie
- Vol. 203 (4), 1357-1366
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-020-02122-4
Abstract
During cultivation of a gastric fungus, Coniochaeta polymorpha, growth of Nocardia colonies on top of the fungal culture raised the question whether bacteria originated from inside of fungus. In this study, the likelihood of intracellular origin of bacteria as well as interaction of two microorganisms was assessed. Fluorescence and electron microscopy showed occurrence of several bacterial cells in fungal cytoplasm. A thick biofilm was observed on the surface of co-culture compared with thin one on bacterial and none on fungal monocultures. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) micrographs of co-culture showed a dense network of fungal and bacterial cells embedded in a slime-like layer. Dual cultures revealed antagonistic activity of both fungus and bacteria against three Candida species. These findings indicate that Nocardia isolate identified in this study originated from the inside of fungus C. polymorpha. Intracellular bacteria could benefit the fungal host by producing a rigid biofilm and an antifungal compound.Keywords
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