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ArticleBMC microbiology2016

Isolation, identification and characterization of Paenibacillus polymyxa CR1 with potentials for biopesticide, biofertilization, biomass degradation and biofuel production.

Brian Weselowski, Naeem Nathoo, Alexander William Eastman, Jacqueline MacDonald, Ze-Chun Yuan

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 179 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Brian WeselowskiLondon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford Street, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada.
Naeem NathooLondon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford Street, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada.
Alexander William EastmanLondon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford Street, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada.
Jacqueline MacDonaldDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, Dental Science Building Rm. 3014, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5C1, Canada.
Ze-Chun YuanLondon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford Street, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada. zyuan27@uwo.ca.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · CALondon Research and Development CentreWestern University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPaenibacillus polymyxa is a plant-growth promoting rhizobacterium that could be exploited as an environmentally friendlier alternative to chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Various strains have been isolated that can benefit agriculture through antimicrobial activity, nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization, plant hormone production, or lignocellulose degradation. However, no single strain has yet been identified in which all of these advantageous traits have been confirmed.

resultsP. polymyxa CR1 was isolated from degrading corn roots from southern Ontario, Canada. It was shown to possess in vitro antagonistic activities against the common plant pathogens Phytophthora sojae P6497 (oomycete), Rhizoctonia solani 1809 (basidiomycete fungus), Cylindrocarpon destructans 2062 (ascomycete fungus), Pseudomonas syringae DC3000 (bacterium), and Xanthomonas campestris 93-1 (bacterium), as well as Bacillus cereus (bacterium), an agent of food-borne illness. P. polymyxa CR1 enhanced growth of maize, potato, cucumber, Arabidopsis, and tomato plants; utilized atmospheric nitrogen and insoluble phosphorus; produced the phytohormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA); and degraded and utilized the major components of lignocellulose (lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose).

conclusionsP. polymyxa CR1 has multiple beneficial traits that are relevant to sustainable agriculture and the bio-economy. This strain could be developed for field application in order to control pathogens, promote plant growth, and degrade crop residues after harvest.

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Biological Control AgentsBiomassAgricultureAntibiosisArabidopsisAscomycotaBacillus cereusBiofuelsCanadaCucumis sativusFertilizersIndoleacetic AcidsLigninNitrogen FixationPaenibacillus polymyxaPest Control, BiologicalBiofuelsBiological Control AgentsFertilizersindoleacetic acidIndoleacetic AcidsLigninlignocellulosePhosphorusPlant Growth RegulatorsRNA, Ribosomal, 16Santagonismbiocontrolbiofertilizerbiological nitrogen fixationbiomass degradationbiopesticidediazotrophPaenibacillus polymyxaPGPRplant growth promotion

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