ReviewPhysiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology2022
Biofertilizer microorganisms accompanying pathogenic attributes: a potential threat.
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- Environmental Applications of GM Microorganisms: Tiny Critters Posing Huge Challenges for Risk Assessment and Governance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Microbial Inoculants in Sustainable Agriculture: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Directions.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Formulation and field performance of liquid phosphate-solubilizing bacterial biofertilizer for improved growth, yield, and nutrient content of potato.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Important soil microbiota's effects on plants and soils: a comprehensive 30-year systematic literature review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
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- Fertilization of Microbial Composts: A Technology for Improving Stress Resilience in Plants.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Harnessing NativeApplied and environmental microbiology · 2023Review
- Antibiotic resistance in plant growth promoting bacteria: A comprehensive review and future perspectives to mitigate potential gene invasion risks.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
- Biosynthetic Mechanisms of Secondary Metabolites Promoted by the Interaction Between Endophytes and Plant Hosts.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Application of biofertilizers containing living or dormant plant growth promoting bacterial cells is considered to be an ecofriendly alternative of chemical fertilizers for improved crop production. Biofertilizers opened myriad doors towards sustainable agriculture as they effectively reduce heavy use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides by keeping soils profuse in micro and macronutrients, regulating plant hormones and restraining infections caused by the pests present in soil without inflicting environmental damage. Generally, pathogenicity and biosafety testing of potential plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) are not performed, and the bacteria are reported to be beneficial solely on testing plant growth promoting characteristics. Unfortunately, some rhizosphere and endophytic PGPB are reported to be involved in various diseases. Such PGPB can also spread virulence and multidrug resistance genes carried by them through horizontal gene transfer to other bacteria in the environment. Therefore, deployment of such microbial populations in open fields could lead to disastrous side effects on human health and environment. Careless declaration of bacteria as PGPB is more pronounced in research publications. Here, we present a comprehensive report of declared PGPB which are reported to be pathogenic in other studies. This review also suggests the employment of some additional safety assessment protocols before reporting a bacteria as beneficial and product development.
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