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ArticleMicrobial ecology2024

Molecular Characterization Reveals Biodiversity and Biopotential of Rhizobacterial Isolates of Bacillus Spp.

Alka Sagar, Shalini Rai, Sonia Sharma, Kahkashan Perveen, Najat A Bukhari, R Z Sayyed, Andrea Mastinu

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Article in Microbial ecology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Alka SagarDepartment of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut, India. alka.sagar@miet.ac.in.
Shalini RaiDepartment of Industrial Microbiology, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India.
Sonia SharmaDepartment of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut, India.
Kahkashan PerveenDepartment of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box-22452, 11495, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Najat A BukhariDepartment of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box-22452, 11495, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
R Z SayyedDepartment of Microbiology, PSGVP Mandal's S. I. Patil Arts, G B Patel Science and STKV Sangh Commerce College, Shahada, 425409, India. sayyedrz@gmail.com.
Andrea MastinuDepartment of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Division of Pharmacology, University of Brescia, 25123, Brescia, Italy. andrea.mastinu@unibs.it.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacillus species appearas the most attractive plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and alternative to synthetic chemical pesticides. The present study examined the antagonistic potential of spore forming-Bacilli isolated from organic farm soil samples of Allahabad, India. Eighty-seven Bacillus strains were isolated and characterized based on their morphological, plant growth promoting traits and molecular characteristics. The diversity analysis used 16S-rDNA, BOX-element, and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus. Two strains, PR30 and PR32, later identified as Bacillus sp., exhibited potent in vitro antagonistic activity against Ralstonia solanaceorum. These isolates produced copious amounts of multiple PGP traits, such as indole-3-acetic acid (40.0 and 54.5 μg/mL), phosphate solubilization index (PSI) (4.4 and 5.3), ammonia, siderophore (3 and 4 cm), and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase (8.1and 9.2 μM/mg//h) and hydrogen cyanide. These isolates were subjected to the antibiotic sensitivity test. The two potent isolates based on the higher antagonistic and the best plant growth-promoting ability were selected for plant growth-promoting response studies in tomatoe, broccoli, and chickpea. In the pot study, Bacillus subtilis (PR30 and PR31) showed significant improvement in seed germination (27-34%), root length (20-50%), shoot length (20-40%), vigor index (50-75%), carotenoid content (0.543-1.733), and lycopene content (2.333-2.646 mg/100 g) in tomato, broccoli, and chickpea. The present study demonstrated the production of multiple plant growth-promoting traits by the isolates and their potential as effective bioinoculants for plant growth promotion and biocontrol of phytopathogens.

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BacillusBiodiversitySoil MicrobiologyAntibiosisCicerIndiaIndoleacetic AcidsPhylogenyPlant RootsRhizosphereRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSiderophoresSolanum lycopersicumindoleacetic acidIndoleacetic AcidsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSiderophoresBacillusBiocontrolPhytohormonePhytostimulantPlant growth promotionSiderophore

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