TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vesović, Nikola
AU  - Nenadić, Marija
AU  - Soković, Marina
AU  - Ćirić, Ana
AU  - Vujisić, Ljubodrag V
AU  - Todosijević, Marina M.
AU  - Stevanović, Nataša
AU  - Perić Mataruga, Vesna
AU  - Ilijin, Larisa
AU  - Ćurčić, Srećko
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4911
AB  - Pygidial gland secretions are used as repellent defensive allomones in ground beetles. We provide the first precise data on the chemical composition and antimicrobial potency of the secretion of the blue ground beetle, as well as on the morphology of its pygidial glands. The latter structures were not previously studied chemoecologically and morphologically, and we hypothesized that their secretion may have some antimicrobial action, as is the case with certain Carabus species. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to identify methacrylic and angelic acids as dominant chemicals in the secretion from individuals of three populations of the blue ground beetle in Serbia. We tested its secretion against selected strains of medically important microorganisms. The secretion exibits antimicrobial action against certain bacterial species and all tested micromycetes. The most significant antifungal effect of the secretion was against Penicillium ochrochloron, which is more sensitive to the secretion than to commercial antifungal drugs ketoconazole and bifonazole. Bifonazole achieved minimum inhibitory concentrations against Trichoderma viride at more than three times higher value than did the secretion, indicating a significant antifungal effect of the secretion against this micromycete as well. Additionally, we tested commercially available standards of two dominant chemicals in the secretion to investigate their interaction and antimicrobial role in the secretion. Finally, we describe all glandular morpho-functional units of the blue ground beetle. Our results suggest that the secretion of the blue ground beetle may serve not only defensive but also antimicrobial functions, which likely aid the survival of this beetle in the microbial-rich forest litter habitat.
PB  - Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany
T2  - The Science of Nature
T1  - Pygidial glands of the blue ground beetle Carabus intricatus: chemical composition of the secretion and its antimicrobial activity
IS  - 2
VL  - 109
DO  - 10.1007/s00114-022-01790-0
SP  - 19
ER  - 

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author = "Vesović, Nikola and Nenadić, Marija and Soković, Marina and Ćirić, Ana and Vujisić, Ljubodrag V and Todosijević, Marina M. and Stevanović, Nataša and Perić Mataruga, Vesna and Ilijin, Larisa and Ćurčić, Srećko",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Pygidial gland secretions are used as repellent defensive allomones in ground beetles. We provide the first precise data on the chemical composition and antimicrobial potency of the secretion of the blue ground beetle, as well as on the morphology of its pygidial glands. The latter structures were not previously studied chemoecologically and morphologically, and we hypothesized that their secretion may have some antimicrobial action, as is the case with certain Carabus species. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to identify methacrylic and angelic acids as dominant chemicals in the secretion from individuals of three populations of the blue ground beetle in Serbia. We tested its secretion against selected strains of medically important microorganisms. The secretion exibits antimicrobial action against certain bacterial species and all tested micromycetes. The most significant antifungal effect of the secretion was against Penicillium ochrochloron, which is more sensitive to the secretion than to commercial antifungal drugs ketoconazole and bifonazole. Bifonazole achieved minimum inhibitory concentrations against Trichoderma viride at more than three times higher value than did the secretion, indicating a significant antifungal effect of the secretion against this micromycete as well. Additionally, we tested commercially available standards of two dominant chemicals in the secretion to investigate their interaction and antimicrobial role in the secretion. Finally, we describe all glandular morpho-functional units of the blue ground beetle. Our results suggest that the secretion of the blue ground beetle may serve not only defensive but also antimicrobial functions, which likely aid the survival of this beetle in the microbial-rich forest litter habitat.",
publisher = "Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany",
journal = "The Science of Nature",
title = "Pygidial glands of the blue ground beetle Carabus intricatus: chemical composition of the secretion and its antimicrobial activity",
number = "2",
volume = "109",
doi = "10.1007/s00114-022-01790-0",
pages = "19"
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Vesović, N., Nenadić, M., Soković, M., Ćirić, A., Vujisić, L. V., Todosijević, M. M., Stevanović, N., Perić Mataruga, V., Ilijin, L.,& Ćurčić, S.. (2022). Pygidial glands of the blue ground beetle Carabus intricatus: chemical composition of the secretion and its antimicrobial activity. in The Science of Nature
Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany., 109(2), 19.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-022-01790-0

Vesović N, Nenadić M, Soković M, Ćirić A, Vujisić LV, Todosijević MM, Stevanović N, Perić Mataruga V, Ilijin L, Ćurčić S. Pygidial glands of the blue ground beetle Carabus intricatus: chemical composition of the secretion and its antimicrobial activity. in The Science of Nature. 2022;109(2):19.
doi:10.1007/s00114-022-01790-0 .

Vesović, Nikola, Nenadić, Marija, Soković, Marina, Ćirić, Ana, Vujisić, Ljubodrag V, Todosijević, Marina M., Stevanović, Nataša, Perić Mataruga, Vesna, Ilijin, Larisa, Ćurčić, Srećko, "Pygidial glands of the blue ground beetle Carabus intricatus: chemical composition of the secretion and its antimicrobial activity" in The Science of Nature, 109, no. 2 (2022):19,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-022-01790-0 . .