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ArticleJournal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea)2014

Bacterial endophyte Sphingomonas sp. LK11 produces gibberellins and IAA and promotes tomato plant growth.

Abdul Latif Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Sang-Mo Kang, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Javid Hussain, Ahmed Al-Rawahi, Salima Al-Khiziri, Ihsan Ullah, Liaqat Ali, Hee-Young Jung and 1 more

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Article in Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 158 papers.

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Abdul Latif KhanDepartment of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman.
Muhammad Waqas
Sang-Mo Kang
Ahmed Al-Harrasi
Javid Hussain
Ahmed Al-Rawahi
Salima Al-Khiziri
Ihsan Ullah
Liaqat Ali
Hee-Young Jung
In-Jung Lee

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Abstract

Plant growth promoting endophytic bacteria have been identified as potential growth regulators of crops. Endophytic bacterium, Sphingomonas sp. LK11, was isolated from the leaves of Tephrosia apollinea. The pure culture of Sphingomonas sp. LK11 was subjected to advance chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques to extract and isolate gibberellins (GAs). Deuterated standards of [17, 17-(2)H2]-GA4, [17, 17-(2)H2]-GA9 and [17, 17-(2)H2]-GA20 were used to quantify the bacterial GAs. The analysis of the culture broth of Sphingomonas sp. LK11 revealed the existence of physiologically active gibberellins (GA4: 2.97 ± 0.11 ng/ml) and inactive GA9 (0.98 ± 0.15 ng/ml) and GA20 (2.41 ± 0.23). The endophyte also produced indole acetic acid (11.23 ± 0.93 μM/ml). Tomato plants inoculated with endophytic Sphingomonas sp. LK11 showed significantly increased growth attributes (shoot length, chlorophyll contents, shoot, and root dry weights) compared to the control. This indicated that such phyto-hormones-producing strains could help in increasing crop growth.

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ChlorophyllEndophytesGibberellinsIndoleacetic AcidsPlant DevelopmentPlant LeavesPlant RootsPolymerase Chain ReactionSolanum lycopersicumSphingomonasTephrosiaChlorophyllGibberellinsindoleacetic acidIndoleacetic Acids

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