Potential mechanisms of endophytic Bacillus velezensis JR4 as a biocontrol agent against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causing postharvest rot in carrot.

Mohammed A E Selim, Abdelrahman M Elattaapy, Sabrien A Omar, Xingfeng Shao, Elsherbiny A Elsherbiny

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Mohammed A E SelimAgricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.

Abdelrahman M ElattaapyAgricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.

Sabrien A OmarAgricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.

Xingfeng ShaoState Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Food Logistic and Processing, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315800, China.

Elsherbiny A ElsherbinyPlant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt. sherbiny@mans.edu.eg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1778-2048

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Carrot production regions worldwide incur enormous annual economic losses due to postharvest white mold caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Biological control is a promising approach for controlling postharvest pathogens. This study investigated the biocontrol efficacy of using Bacillus velezensis JR4 against Sclerotinia rot and its potential mechanisms of action. The results showed that the JR4 strain achieved 91.1% inhibition of S. sclerotiorum in a dual-culture assay. B. velezensis JR4 was able to produce extracellular enzymes such as protease, cellulase, and chitinase. Applying JR4 bacterial suspension at 1 × 10

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AscomycotaBacillusBiological Control AgentsDaucus carotaEndophytesPlant DiseasesAntibiosisCatechol OxidaseChitinasesFlavonoidsPeroxidasePest Control, BiologicalPhenolsPhenylalanine Ammonia-LyaseBiological Control AgentsCatechol OxidaseChitinasesFlavonoidsPeroxidasePhenolsPhenylalanine Ammonia-LyaseAntagonistic activityCytotoxicityDefense-related enzymesGene expressionLytic enzymes

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PMID42802221

DOI10.1186/s12866-026-05623-2

PMCPMC13617733

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