Physiological characterization of opine-utilizing rhizobacteria for traits related to plant growth-promoting activity |
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Authors: | Chantal J. Beauchamp Patrice Dion Joseph W. Kloepper Hani Antoun |
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Affiliation: | 1. Departement des sols, Université Laval, G1K 7P4, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada 2. Departement de phytologie, Université Laval, G1K 7P4, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada 3. Department of Plant Pathology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, 36849, Auburn, AL, USA
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Abstract: | Thirty-two strains of opine-utilizing rhizobacteria were evaluated for physiological traits which have been related to plant growth-promoting activity. Tests included antibiosis against two bacterial and eight fungal pathogens of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), production of hydrogen cyanide and fluorescent pigment production. On average, 71 and 12% of the bacteria inhibited the growth of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora and Agrobacterium tumefaciens, respectively. The growth of Botrytis sp. was inhibited by 62% of the bacteria, and half of these produced an inhibition zone of more than 7 mm in diameter. Fusarium solani, Colletotrichum coccodes, Phoma exigua, Verticillium dahliae, F. oxysporum, V. albo-atrum and F. sambucinum were antagonized by 43, 34, 31, 25, 19, 18, and 12% of the bacteria, respectively. Only four strains produce hydrogen cyanide. The inhibition of a plant pathogen was not correlated to the production of fluorescent pigment. No strain produced a hypersensitive reaction whereas only three strains induced soft-rot and two produced polygalacturonase. Some opine-utilizing rhizobacteria were strong inhibitors of all plant pathogens, while most were active against specific plant pathogens. |
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