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Article

Volatile Metabolites from Brevundimonas diminuta and Nematicidal Esters Inhibit Meloidogyne javanica

by
Yongxiang Sun
,
Yuan Ran
,
Hanbo Yang
,
Minghe Mo
* and
Guohong Li
*
State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Microorganisms 2023, 11(4), 966; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11040966
Submission received: 28 February 2023 / Revised: 4 April 2023 / Accepted: 6 April 2023 / Published: 7 April 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Secondary Metabolism of Microorganisms 2.0)
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Abstract

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Brevundimonas diminuta is broadly distributed in terrestrial and aquatic environments and has various biological activities. In this study, we found that B. diminuta exhibited nematicidal activity against the plant root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica. A total of 42 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from B. diminuta were identified using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The nematicidal activity of the 10 main VOCs was tested against M. javanica. Butyl butanoate (4 µL) caused the mortality of 80.13% of M. javanica after 4 h. The nematicidal activity of an additional 38 butyl-butyrate-like volatile esters was also investigated. Of these, seven had strong nematicidal activity against M. javanica, five of which showed egg-hatching inhibitory activity. This study is the first to report that butyl butanoate, ethyl 2-methylbutanoate, ethyl 4-methylpentanoate, ethyl pent-4-enoate, and methyl undecanoate have nematicidal activity against M. javanica. The results indicated that B. diminuta could serve as a candidate microorganism for the biocontrol of plant root-knot nematodes, showing that volatile esters have great potential as nematicides.

1. Introduction

Plant parasitic nematodes are found in almost all crop types worldwide and are responsible for huge economic losses in the agricultural sector [1]. Of these, plant root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.), resident parasites of plant roots, are responsible for the most significant agricultural losses [2]. Chemical methods provide effective ways to control nematodes but are limited by their impact on the environment and human health. The biocontrol of plant parasitic nematodes has been increasingly studied because it increases agricultural output and has few negative environmental impacts [3]. Natural volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are essential to the biocontrol of plant parasitic nematodes and serve as an important potential resource for the development of nematicides [4].
Many volatile substances have a strong inhibitory effect on nematode survival, reproduction, development, and behavior, and have been studied as nematicidal, larvicidal, and repellent agents [5]. Microorganisms and plants provide abundant sources of natural volatile products against nematodes [6], many of which specifically inhibit plant root-knot nematodes. Muscodor albus secretes volatile mixtures for the control of root-knot nematodes in tomato roots [7]. Eruca sativa produces volatile metabolites such as erucin, pentyl isothiocyanate, hexyl isothiocyanate, (E)-2-hexenal, 2-ethylfuran, and methyl thiocyanate [8] that are active against Meloidogyne incognita. Melia azedarach also secretes volatile aldehydes and carboxylic acids, which are capable of killing M. incognita [9]. Furfural, (E,E)-2,4-decadienal, and (E)-2-decenal from Ailanthus altissima were shown to exhibit nematicidal activity against M. javanica [10]. Recently, many nematicidal volatile metabolites were also found in bacteria, such as Pseudomonas [11], Comamonas [11], Variovorax [11], Bacillus [12,13,14,15], Lysinibacillus [16], Paenibacillus [17], Pseudochrobactrum [18], Proteus [18], Wautersiella [18], Arthrobacter [18], Achromobacter [18], Virgibacillus [19,20], Pseudoalteromonas [21], and Vibrio [21].
Brevundimonas diminuta is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium that was first isolated and identified in 1967 [22]. This species is abundant in various habitats and has diversiform bioactivities. B. diminuta isolated from arsenic-polluted soil can remove arsenic and promote plant growth [23], and B. diminuta obtained from mining soils can be used for the bioremediation of toxic metal contamination [24]. Studies have shown that B. diminuta can synthesize copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) with antibacterial activity [25]. B. diminuta can also degrade gentamicin and is an important candidate for the bioremediation of antibiotic contamination [26]. The B. diminuta strain isolated from the surface of iron ore and phosphorus ore can be used as a flotation agent to separate phosphorus and other harmful impurities [27]. B. diminuta can also degrade toxic substances in the textile dye rhodamine B [28] and aid the degradation of the pesticide chlorpyrifos [29]. Furthermore, these bacteria are used for the bioremediation of marine oil pollution [30]. They are resistant to silver nitrate environments and help to eliminate nitrates in groundwater [31]. As a rhizosphere bacterium, B. diminuta has the potential to serve as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly copper bioremediation agent [32], and as an ammonia-oxidizing bacterium, B. diminuta can remove organic ammonia [33]. B. diminuta is also used to produce nano-zinc and nano-zinc oxide [34], hydrolyze sulfide, degrade lubricating oil [35,36], and degrade foreign DNA into nucleic bases or their derivatives [37].
Few studies have evaluated the secondary metabolites of B. diminuta. A free lipid A produced by Pseudomonas diminuta (formerly named Brevundimonas diminuta) is able to function as an endotoxin [38]. The current study assessed the nematicidal activity of B. diminuta against the root-knot nematode M. javanica and measured its VOCs using GC-MS. The activity of the major VOCs against M. javanica was also assessed. Butyl butanoate was shown to exhibit strong activity against nematodes and egg-hatching inhibitory activity. The activity of 38 additional ester compounds that were structurally similar to butyl butanoate was also tested. Of these, seven compounds had high nematicidal activity, and four showed egg-hatching inhibitory activity. These findings provide a basis for the identification of active nematicides.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Experimental Strain and Culture

Brevundimonas diminuta (YMF3.00050) was preserved in the State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Biological Resources in Yunnan, China. Meloidogyne javanica was obtained from the roots of tomatoes that were planted in the same laboratory.
The experimental strain was initially stored in nutrient broth (NB: 3.0 g beef extract, 10.0 g peptone, 5.0 g sodium chloride, 15.0 g agar, 1 L water, and pH nature) at 4 °C. The strain was transferred to an NB solid medium for 1 day at 28 °C and then cultivated in a sterilized 250 mL triangular flask with 100 mL of an NB liquid medium at 28 °C at 180 rpm for 2 days to develop the seed liquid. The seed solution (1 mL) was then transferred into a 500 mL sterile triangular flask filled with 200 mL of the NB liquid culture medium, cultured for 4 days at 28 °C, and shaken at 180 rpm. Part of the fermentation liquid was filtered through a 0.2 μm filter membrane to remove the bacteria, and the fermentation broth was collected in a 250 mL sterile vial.
The method of acquiring nematode eggs from roots was described previously [39]. In brief, M. javanica egg masses were handpicked from infected tomato roots, surface-sterilized in 0.5% NaClO solution for 3 min, rinsed 4–5 times with distilled water (dH2O) until the NaClO was removed, and incubated in a Petri dish with dH2O at 28 °C in the dark to prepare second-stage juveniles (J2s).
All the commercial compounds used in this study were purchased. Information on the manufacturer and purity of these compounds is provided in Tables S2 and S3.

2.2. Assay of Nematicidal Activity of Fermentation Broth against M. javanica

The B. diminuta fermentation broth (200 µL) was cultured in the NB medium in a well in the center of a 96-well plate. The nematode suspension (200 µL; approximately 100–150 worms) was added to eight wells surrounding the tested sample. The same amount of NB medium was used as a negative control. The 96-well plates were immediately sealed with a sealing film (Parafilm, Ocala, FL, USA) and incubated at 28 °C for 8, 24, 48, and 72 h. The number of active and dead nematodes was recorded under a microscope. The nematodes were considered dead if their bodies were stiff and remained inactive after stimulation with needles. The experiment was replicated three times.

2.3. Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Analysis

The fermentation broth of B. diminuta on the NB medium was extracted using cyclohexane to obtain volatile substances and dehydrated over anhydrous sodium sulfate, dried quickly using a rotary evaporator, and dissolved in 1 mL cyclohexane to prepare the sample. GC-MS (HP6890GC-5973MS GC-MS system, Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA) was used to analyze the VOC samples. For GC conditions, an HP-5 quartz capillary column (30 mm × 0.25 mm × 0.25 mm) was used. The initial column temperature was 40 °C, which was ramped at 3 °C/min to 80 °C and then ramped at 5 °C/min to 280 °C; this temperature was held for 10 min; the column flow rate was 1.0 mL/min; injection volume was 2.0 mL; the carrying gas was high-purity helium. For MS conditions, the ionization mode was EI.
In order to ensure that all the compounds were from B. diminuta, the NB medium was extracted to prepare the samples. According to the test results (Figure S1), the compounds detected in the NB medium samples were removed. The VOCs were identified according to a similarity index > 80%, by comparing the mass spectra (Figure S2) of the substance with the database (NIST) [40].

2.4. Nematicidal Activity of the Volatile Metabolites

The nematicidal activity of VOCs was tested according to the methods of Gu et al. [40] and Popova et al. [41], with some modifications. Different doses of commercial VOCs were added to a 3 cm Petri dish containing a WA medium (15% agar). A nematode suspension (5 µL) in ddH2O (about 150–200 worms) was then added to the center of the plate. Plates with no VOC samples were used as a blank control. The plates were immediately sealed with a sealing membrane (Parafilm, USA) and incubated at 28 °C for 1, 4, 8, and 24 h. The number of active and dead nematodes was recorded under a microscope. The experiment was repeated three times.

2.5. Ability of the Volatile Metabolites to Inhibit Egg Hatching

The inhibitory effect of VOCs on M. javanica egg hatching was assessed. The experiments were conducted in 96-well plates. Each VOC was individually added to a separate well in the center of a 96-well plate. Sterile water (200 µL) containing an egg mass was added to eight wells around the test sample, and the plates were incubated at 28 °C for 24, 48, and 72 h. The number of J2s was then counted under a microscope. The experiment was repeated three times.

2.6. Data Analysis and Statistics

The experimental data were analyzed using SPSS 20. The comparison between groups was analyzed through the single-factor ANOVA, and means were compared using the least significant differences (Duncan) at p = 0.05. LSD was used in the post hoc test.

3. Results

3.1. Nematicidal Activity of the B. diminuta Fermentation Broth against M. javanica

The nematicidal activity of VOCs from the B. diminuta fermentation broth was determined in 96-well plates. The broth had strong activity against M. javanica, causing 89.67% mortality at 72 h, as compared with 16.11% mortality in the control group (Figure 1A).

3.2. Identification of VOCs Produced by B. diminuta

A total of 42 VOCs were identified in the B. diminuta fermentation broth extract (Table S1). The 10 most significant metabolites (Table 1) were selected to assay nematicidal activity according to their peak areas, quality, and structure. The nematicidal activity of each metabolite was tested using commercially available compounds (Table S2).

3.3. Nematicidal Activity of the VOCs Produced by B. diminuta

The nematicidal activity of VOCs was determined using a 3 cm Petri dish containing the WA medium (15% agar). While butyl butanoate (Figure 2) (10 µL) showed strong nematicidal activity against M. javanica, causing the mortality of 93.75% of M. javanica in 24 h, the other nine compounds had no evident activity (Table 2 and Figure 1B). The activity of butyl butanoate against M. javanica was also shown at lower doses. At 4 µL, butyl butanoate caused the mortality of 80.13% of M. javanica at 4 h, as compared with 0.56% mortality in the control group (Figure 1C). After butyl butanoate treatment, the nematodes became sluggish, gradually lost mobility at 1 h, and then became stiff and died (Figure 1D).

3.4. Nematicidal Activity of the Volatile Ester Compounds

To further explore the active substances of volatile esters, 38 compounds with structures like butyl butanoate (Table S3) were obtained to investigate their nematicidal activity. At a dose of 10 µL, 7 of the 38 compounds (methyl 3-methylbutanoate, ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, ethyl 2-methylbutanoate, prop-2-enyl heptanoate, ethyl 4-methylpentanoate, ethyl pent-4-enoate, and methyl undecanoate) exhibited strong activity against M. javanica. At 24 h, these compounds caused the mortality of 94.66%, 94.75%, 85.98%, 89.7%, 89.69%, 90.85%, and 87.85% of M. javanica, respectively (Figure 3A). At 72 h, seven compounds (diethyl butanedioate, 5-heptyloxolan-2-one, dipropan-2-yl butanedioate, ethyl 2-methylpentanoate, dibutyl propanedioate, diethyl 4-oxoheptanedioate, and propyl octanoate) had a weak nematicidal effect, causing 37.35%, 49.72%, 44.98%, 42.61%, 41.28%, 57.29%, and 56.74% mortality of M. javanica, respectively (Figure 3A). Four metabolites (diethyl butanedioate, methyl octanoate, propyl octanoate, and ethyl heptanoate) inhibited nematode mobility but did not cause them to become stiff and die. The structures of these active compounds are shown in Figure 2.
The nematicidal ability of the seven compounds with high activities was further assayed at lower doses. Ethyl pent-4-enoate and methyl 3-methylbutanoate were both shown to have strong nematicidal activity, while 1 µL ethyl pent-4-enoate caused 82.38% mortality of M. javanica at 1 h (Figure 3B), and 1 µL methyl 3-methylbutanoate caused 85.82% mortality after 8 h (Figure 3C). At 4 µL, ethyl 4-methylpentanoate caused 95.69% mortality after 4 h (Figure 3D), and ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, ethyl 2-methylbutanoate, methyl undecanoate, and prop-2-enyl heptanoate caused 88.08% (Figure 3E), 75.51% (Figure 3F), 57.83% (Figure 3G), and 68.29% (Figure 3H) mortality after 24 h, respectively.

3.5. Inhibition of Egg-Hatching Activity by Volatile Ester Compounds

The seven VOCs, i.e., butyl butanoate, methyl 3-methylbutanoate, ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, ethyl 2-methylbutanoate, ethyl 4-methylpentanoate, ethyl pent-4-enoate, and methyl undecanoate, were tested for their ability to inhibit egg hatching. Butyl butanoate, methyl 3-methylbutanoate, ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, and ethyl pent-4-enoate showed high inhibitory activity. After treatment with 40 μL butyl butanoate, 20 μL methyl 3-methylbutanoate, ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, and ethyl pent-4-enoate, the average number of hatching worms per egg mass were 56.17, 19.67, 19.0, and 41.17, respectively, after 72 h (Figure 4A–D), while the number of hatching worms in the control group was 145.89. Ethyl 4-methylpentanoate had a weak inhibitory effect on egg hatching. After treatment with 80 μL ethyl 4-methylpentanoate, the average number of hatching worms from each egg mass was 40.5 after 72 h (Figure 4E). Ethyl 2-methylbutanoate and methyl undecanoate had no obvious inhibitory activity.

4. Discussion

Root-knot nematodes are usually infected by bacteria and fungi, which also makes bacteria potential resources for controlling nematodes [42]. Several studies have indicated that bacteria and bacterial metabolites have great potential for use as biocontrol agents [43,44,45]. The current study was the first to show that B. diminuta had nematicidal activity against M. javanica by producing volatile substances, providing a valuable microbial resource for the biological control of nematodes.
VOCs have a small molecular weight, a high vapor pressure, and a low boiling point [46], and can kill insects or inhibit bacteria via fumigation at a certain temperature. Studies have assessed the nematicide activity of VOCs produced by various bacteria [40]. Four VOCs produced by deep-sea bacteria have been shown to have nematicidal and attractive activities against M. incognita [20]. Methyl thioacetate produced by bacteria has been found to control M. incognita by contacting and fumigating nematodes [47]. Cheng et al. showed that volatile compounds from bacteria can resist Meloidogyne in a number of ways, and 2-nonanone and 2-decanone can kill nematodes by damaging the nematode gut [17]. Some bacteria collected from the soil where nematodes exist can produce a variety of nematicides, including sulfuric, alkenes, and pyrazine [11]. Comparatively, natural products have more safety than chemicals, but whether they are truly safe requires further confirmation.
B. diminuta has diversiform bioactivities, but its role in the control of plant parasitic nematodes has remained unknown. Thus, this study sought to identify nematicidal VOCs from B. diminuta. The VOCs produced by B. diminuta were analyzed using GC-MS, and the nematicidal activity of the major VOCs was determined. Butyl butanoate was shown to have strong nematicidal activity. At a dose of 4 μL, nematode mortality was 80.13% after 4 h. To further characterize VOCs with nematicidal activity, the activity of 38 compounds with structures like butyl butanoate was tested. Seven compounds had promising activity against M. incognita. In addition, five metabolites (butyl butanoate, methyl 3-methylbutanoate, ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, ethyl 4-methylpentanoate, and ethyl pent-4-enoate) showed significant inhibitory activity on M. javanica egg hatching. This is the first study to report on the nematicidal activity of butyl butanoate, ethyl 2-methylbutanoate, ethyl 4-methylpentanoate, ethyl pent-4-enoate, and methyl undecanoate. The nematicidal activity of methyl 3-methylbutanoate and the insecticidal activity of ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate have been demonstrated previously [18]. While prop-2-enyl heptanoate was shown to be toxic for insect cells [48], no report assessed its effect on nematodes. The results of the current study are consistent with those of previous studies, indicating that volatile ester compounds have great potential for nematode control.
Several studies have assessed the nematicidal activity of esters. For example, ethyl caproate has nematicidal activity against M. incognita [49]. Zhai et al. found that (Z)-hexen-1-ol acetate produced by Pseudomonas putida has extremely strong nematicidal activity [50]. Butyl butanoate, methyl 3-methylbutanoate, ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, ethyl 4-methylpentanoate, and ethyl pent-4-enoate were shown to control M. javanica by directly killing and inhibiting egg hatching. Compared with traditional nematicides with a single activity, these compounds have greater advantages for the development of insecticides.

5. Conclusions

This study found that B. diminuta fermentation broth was active against nematodes. Notably, 42 VOCs were identified via GC-MS analysis, among which butyl butanoate had both nematicidal and egg-hatching inhibition activity. This strain can serve as a valuable microbial resource for the biological control of nematodes. Testing the activity of 38 ester VOCs with a similar structure to butyl butanoate revealed that methyl 3-methylbutanoate, ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, ethyl 4-methylpentanoate, and ethyl pent-4-enoate also had significant nematicidal and egg-hatching inhibition activity, while ethyl 2-methylbutanoate, methyl undecanoate, and allyl heptanoate had significant nematicidal activity. These findings indicate that ester volatile compounds have great potential for the development of nematode control agents. However, in practical production and application, how to develop nematicides of volatile substances that can give full play to nematodes needs further in-depth study.

Supplementary Materials

The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/microorganisms11040966/s1, Supplementary File: Supplementary information; Table S1: Forty-two volatile organic compounds identified from B. diminuta via GC-MS; Table S2: Commercial information of 10 VOCs used to test nematicidal activity; Table S3: Thirty-eight butyl-butyrate-like volatile esters and commercial information; Figure S1: The GC-MS chromatogram of NB medium; Figure S2: The GC-MS chromatogram of B. diminuta.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, G.L.; methodology, Y.S., Y.R., H.Y., M.M. and G.L.; software, Y.S. and Y.R.; validation, G.L.; data curation, Y.S. and G.L.; writing—original draft preparation, Y.S., Y.R. and G.L.; writing—review and editing, Y.S., M.M. and G.L.; funding acquisition, M.M. and G.L. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by the National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFD1400700), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32160012 and 31860015), and projects from the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province (202001BB050061).

Data Availability Statement

Not applicable.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. The nematicidal activity of the B. diminuta-specific VOCs. Bars refer to the standard error of the means (n = 3). The asterisk above the columns represents a significant difference using ANOVA, **** mean p < 0.0001; *** mean p < 0.001: (A) the mortality of nematodes after treatment with broth or control; (B) the nematicidal activity of 10 VOCs produced by B. diminuta, 1–10 were butyl butanoate, 2- (1-hydroxycyclohexyl)cyclohexan-1-one, 2- (cyclohexen-1-yl)cyclohexan-1-one, tetradecane, butylcyclohexane, dodecane, bis (6-methylheptyl) benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate, dibutyl benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate, (6E,10E,14E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaene and cyclohexylcyclohexane; (C) different doses of butyl butanoate; (D) the status of butyl-butanoate-treated nematodes.
Figure 1. The nematicidal activity of the B. diminuta-specific VOCs. Bars refer to the standard error of the means (n = 3). The asterisk above the columns represents a significant difference using ANOVA, **** mean p < 0.0001; *** mean p < 0.001: (A) the mortality of nematodes after treatment with broth or control; (B) the nematicidal activity of 10 VOCs produced by B. diminuta, 1–10 were butyl butanoate, 2- (1-hydroxycyclohexyl)cyclohexan-1-one, 2- (cyclohexen-1-yl)cyclohexan-1-one, tetradecane, butylcyclohexane, dodecane, bis (6-methylheptyl) benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate, dibutyl benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate, (6E,10E,14E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaene and cyclohexylcyclohexane; (C) different doses of butyl butanoate; (D) the status of butyl-butanoate-treated nematodes.
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Figure 2. The structure of nematicidal volatile esters.
Figure 2. The structure of nematicidal volatile esters.
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Figure 3. The mortality of nematodes treated with different VOCs at different doses. Bars represent the standard error of the means (n = 3). The asterisk symbols above the columns signify significant differences using ANOVA, **** mean p < 0.0001; *** mean p < 0.001; ** mean p < 0.01; * mean p < 0.05: (A) treatment with different VOCs; treatment with different doses of (B) ethyl pent-4-enoate, (C) methyl 3-methylbutanoate, (D) ethyl 4-methylpentanoate, (E) ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, (F) ethyl 2-methylbutanoate, (G) methyl undecanoate, and (H) prop-2-enyl heptanoate.
Figure 3. The mortality of nematodes treated with different VOCs at different doses. Bars represent the standard error of the means (n = 3). The asterisk symbols above the columns signify significant differences using ANOVA, **** mean p < 0.0001; *** mean p < 0.001; ** mean p < 0.01; * mean p < 0.05: (A) treatment with different VOCs; treatment with different doses of (B) ethyl pent-4-enoate, (C) methyl 3-methylbutanoate, (D) ethyl 4-methylpentanoate, (E) ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, (F) ethyl 2-methylbutanoate, (G) methyl undecanoate, and (H) prop-2-enyl heptanoate.
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Figure 4. Inhibition of egg-hatching activity by VOCs. Bars represent the standard error of the means (n = 3). The asterisk above the columns indicates significant differences using ANOVA, **** mean p < 0.0001; ** mean p < 0.01: (A) the number of nematodes hatched in response to treatment with different doses of (A) butyl butanoate, (B) methyl 3-methylbutanoate, (C) ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, (D) ethyl pent-4-enoate, and (E) ethyl 4-methylpentanoate.
Figure 4. Inhibition of egg-hatching activity by VOCs. Bars represent the standard error of the means (n = 3). The asterisk above the columns indicates significant differences using ANOVA, **** mean p < 0.0001; ** mean p < 0.01: (A) the number of nematodes hatched in response to treatment with different doses of (A) butyl butanoate, (B) methyl 3-methylbutanoate, (C) ethyl 3-methylbut-2-enoate, (D) ethyl pent-4-enoate, and (E) ethyl 4-methylpentanoate.
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Table 1. The major 10 VOCs produced by B. diminuta.
Table 1. The major 10 VOCs produced by B. diminuta.
ComponentsCAS No.FormulaMolecular WeightRT (min)Area %Qual %
butyl butanoate109-21-7C8H16O214410.610.4591
2-(1-hydroxycyclohexyl)cyclohexan-1-one28746-99-8C12H20O219630.760.8886
2-(cyclohexen-1-yl)cyclohexan-1-one1502-22-3C12H18O17828.730.5583
tetradecane629-59-4C14H3019825.310.8498
butylcyclohexane1678-93-9C10H2014011.970.3597
dodecane112-40-3C12H2617019.000.394
bis(6-methylheptyl) benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate27554-26-3C24H38O439149.526.9991
dibutyl benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate84-74-2C16H22O427838.770.5696
(6E,10E,14E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaene111-02-4C30H5041153.680.3198
cyclohexylcyclohexane92-51-3C12H2216622.330.6796
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Table 2. The mortality of M. javanica treated with 10 VOCs (10 µL) produced by B. diminuta.
Table 2. The mortality of M. javanica treated with 10 VOCs (10 µL) produced by B. diminuta.
CompoundsMortality of M. javanica (%) ± SD
24 h
butyl butanoate93.75 ± 0.02
2-(1-hydroxycyclohexyl)cyclohexan-1-one1.80 ± 0.01
2-(cyclohexen-1-yl)cyclohexan-1-one11.39 ± 0.08
tetradecane0.37 ± 0.01
butylcyclohexane0.71 ± 0.01
dodecane0.65 ± 0.01
bis(6-methylheptyl) benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate0.37 ± 0.01
dibutyl benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate2.24 ± 0.01
(6E,10E,14E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaene0.70 ± 0.00
cyclohexylcyclohexane0 ± 0.00
control0.71 ± 0.01
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