Endophytic bacteria (EB) are a prospective source of natural and novel bioactive compounds with pharmaceutical relevance. In the present study, a total of 50 EB were isolated from the fruits and leaves of ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba L.), the only living species in the division Ginkgophyta and popularly known as a living fossil. All the isolated EB were screened for their antibacterial activity against five deleterious foodborne pathogenic bacteria namely Escherichia coli ATCC 43890, Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC 19586, Bacillus cereus ATCC 10876, Listeria monocytogenes ATCC19115, and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 12600. Among the isolated EB, GbF-96, GbF-97, and GbF-98 exhibited antibacterial activity against all the pathogenic bacteria tested, with inhibition zone ranging from 33.47 to 9.55 mm. GbF-96, identified as Bacillus subtilis, exerted the highest antibacterial activity against all the tested bacteria. In contrast, the ethyl acetate extract of GbF-96 showed antibacterial activity against only B. cereus, E. coli, and Salmonella Typhimurium. Scanning electron microscopy results indicated cracked and irregular, swollen, shrunken, and lysed cell surfaces of the pathogenic bacteria treated with ethyl acetate extract of GbF-96 or B. subtilis, indicating that the metabolites of GbF-96 might penetrate the bacterial cell membranes and evoke pathways inducing cell lysis. Together, the data suggest that B. subtilis from G. biloba can be a potential candidate for controlling dreadful foodborne pathogenic bacteria, either by itself or by its metabolites.
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