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After that, a new spirotetronate natural product, lobophorin S (compound 2), together with lobophorin H8 (compound 1) and a known macrolide compound divergolide C (compound 3) were isolated from the cultural solution of strain R6. These compounds mark the first isolation of marine-derived microbial natural products known as lobophorins (LOBs) from endophytic bacteria. The structures of these three compounds were identified by extensive NMR and HRMS analyses. The antimicrobial activities of these three compounds against eight fungal and four bacterial phytopathogens were separately evaluated. Compound 1 demonstrated better antibacterial activity against Erwinia carotovora, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, and P. syringae pv. lachrymans with MIC values of 3.91, 7.81, and 15.63 \u03bcg\/mL, respectively. Additionally, compounds 1\u20133 all showed antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea, with the MIC values of 1.95, 7.81, and 15.63 \u03bcg\/mL, respectively. 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