Journal
RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 168, Issue 6, Pages 583-593Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2017.03.007
Keywords
Isolation; Characterization; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonas; Biocontrol
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- Plan Nacional I + D + I from Ministerio de Economia (MINECO) [AGL11-30354-C02-01, AGL14-52518-C2-IR]
- FEDER funds (EU)
- FPI program of MINECO
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The improvement in soil quality of avocado crops through organic amendments with composted almond shells has a positive effect on crop yield and plant health, and enhances soil suppressiveness against the phytopathogenic fungus Rosellinia necatrix. In previous studies, induced soil suppressiveness against this pathogen was related to stimulation of Gammaproteobacteria, especially some members of Pseudomonas spp. with biocontrol-related activities. In this work, we isolated bacteria from this suppressiveness-induced amended soil using a selective medium for Pseudomonas-like microorganisms. We characterized the obtained bacterial collection to aid in identification, including metabolic profiles, antagonistic responses, hybridization to biosynthetic genes of antifungal compounds, production of lytic exoenzymatic activities and plant growth-promotion-related traits, and sequenced and compared amplified 16S rDNA genes from representative bacteria. The final selection of representative strains mainly belonged to the genus Pseudomonas, but also included the genera Serratia and Stenotrophomonas. Their biocontrol-related activities were assayed using the experimental avocado model, and results showed that all selected strains protected the avocado roots against R. necatrix. This work confirmed the biocontrol activity of these Gammaproteobacteria-related members against R. necatrix following specific stimulation in a suppressiveness-induced soil after a composted almond shell application. (C) 2017 Institut Pasteur. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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