• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.398-407
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• 2021

Using salt-tolerant bacteria to protect plants from salt stress is a promising microbiological treatment strategy for saline-alkali soil improvement. Here, we conducted research on the growth-promoting effect of Brevibacterium frigoritolerans on wheat under salt stress, which has rarely been addressed before. The synergistic effect of B. frigoritolerans combined with representative salt-tolerant bacteria Bacillus velezensis and Bacillus thuringiensis to promote the development of wheat under salt stress was also further studied. Our approach involved two steps: investigation of the plant growth-promoting traits of each strain at six salt stress levels (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10%); examination of the effects of the strains (single or in combination) inoculated on wheat in different salt stress conditions (0, 50, 100, 200, 300, and 400 mM). The experiment of plant growth-promoting traits indicated that among three strains, B. frigoritolerans had the most potential for promoting wheat parameters. In single-strain inoculation, B. frigoritolerans showed the best performance of plant growth promotion. Moreover, a pot experiment proved that the plant growth-promoting potential of co-inoculation with three strains on wheat is better than single-strain inoculation under salt stress condition. Up to now, this is the first report suggesting that B. frigoritolerans has the potential to promote wheat growth under salt stress, especially combined with B. velezensis and B. thuringiensis.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.1156-1167
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• 2018

The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize lead (Pb)-solubilizing bacteria from heavy metal-contaminated mine soils and to evaluate their inoculation effects on the growth and Pb absorption of Brassica juncea. The isolates were also evaluated for their plant growth-promoting characteristics as well as heavy metal and salt tolerance. A total of 171 Pb-tolerant isolates were identified, of which only 15 bacterial strains were able to produce clear haloes in solid medium containing PbO or $PbCO_3$, indicating Pb solubilization. All of these 15 strains were also able to dissolve the Pb minerals in a liquid medium, which was accompanied by significant decreases in pH values of the medium. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the Pb-solubilizing strains belonged to genera Bacillus, Paenibacillus, Brevibacterium, and Staphylococcus. A majority of the Pb-solubilizing strains were able to produce indole acetic acid and siderophores to different extents. Two of the Pb-solubilizing isolates were able to solubilize inorganic phosphate as well. Some of the strains displayed tolerance to different heavy metals and to salt stress and were able to grow in a wide pH range. Inoculation with two selected Pb-solubilizing and plant growth-promoting strains, (i.e., Brevibacterium frigoritolerans YSP40 and Bacillus paralicheniformis YSP151) and their consortium enhanced the growth and Pb uptake of B. juncea plants grown in a metal-contaminated soil. The bacterial strains isolated in this study are promising candidates to develop novel microbe-assisted phytoremediation strategies for metal-contaminated soils.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2012

여러 식물의 근권에서 세균 균주들을 분리하여 이들의 항진균성 물질 생성능을 조사하였다. 분리균주 중 Fusarium oxysproum을 포함한 5가지 주요 식물병원성 진균에 대한 생장저해가 우수한 7개 균주를 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열로 동정하였다. 이들 중 Paenibacillus peoriae RhAn32, Pseudomonas otitidis TK1과 Bacillus cereus TK2가 가장 넓은 생장 저해범위를 나타내었으며 항진균성 물질 중 siderophore 생성능은 P. otitidis TK1이 3.21 mM/ml로 가장 높았고 HCN은 Pseudomonas koreensis Rh2와 Rh7 균주만이 생성하였으며 Brevibacterium frigoritolerans EnA9와 P. peoriae RhAn32는 각각 1558.9와 $1436.7{\mu}M$ glucose/min/mg protein의 높은 chitinase 활성을 나타내었다. P. otitidis TK1과 P. peoriae RhAn32의 항진균능을 진균과의 공동배양을 통해 정량분석한 결과 세 종류의 Fusarium oxysproum의 생장을 유의성 있게 저해하였다. P. otitidis TK1은 식물생장을 촉진하는 호르몬인 auxin의 생성능도 가장 높았는데 이 균주를 4주 자란 토마토 유묘에 F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici와 동시에 접종하여 8주간 재배하였을 때 줄기와 뿌리 길이 및 습윤 중량이 비접종 대조군에 비해 각각 45.7, 64.9와 118%로 유의성 있게 증가하였다. 따라서 이 균주들은 유기합성농약을 대체하면서 식물생장을 촉진하는 미생물제로서의 적용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.12-20
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• 2013

상추 균핵병균에 대하여 길항력을 나타내는 세균을 분리하기 위해 2007년부터 2008년에 걸쳐 초봄에 경기도 남양주시 관내 상추 시설재배지에서 균핵병이 발병한 포장의 토양을 수집하였다. 수집한 토양을 희석평판법을 이용하여 총 196개의 세균을 분리하였고, 분리한 세균을 실험실에서 균핵병균(Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)과의 대치배양을 통해 균사생장억제율이 80% 내외로 우수한 길항력을 나타내는 26개 균주를 선발하였다. 선발된 26개 균주를 16S rDNA염기서열분석으로 동정한 결과 Bacillus megaterium, B. cereus, B. muralis, B. velezensis, Arthrobacter nicotianae, A. oryzae, Pseudomonas fuscovaginae, P. flavescens, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Sphingobacterium faecium으로 동정되었다. 길항세균의 균사생장억제율이 높게 나타낸 10개 균주를 대상으로 여름철 포트실험을 통해 균핵 생존에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과 B. cereus(C210)와 B. megaterium(DK6)이 각각 20%와 35%의 균핵 생존율을 나타냈다. 겨울철에 온실 내에서 포트실험을 통해 상추 균핵병에 대해 방제효과를 조사한 결과 대조구가 80%의 발병율을 나타냈으나, 26개 균주 중 9개 균주가 20% 정도의 발병율을 나타내 향후 상추 균핵병의 생물적 방제를 위한 길항세균으로서의 활용가치가 기대된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권9호
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• pp.1231-1240
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• 2021

Members of the genus Bacillus are known to play an important role in promoting plant growth and protecting plants against phytopathogenic microorganisms. In this study, 21 isolates of Bacillus spp. were obtained from the root micro-ecosystem of Suaeda glauca. Analysis of the 16S rRNA genes indicated that the isolates belong to the species Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus velezensis, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus aryabhattai and Brevibacterium frigoritolerans. One of the interesting findings of this study is that the four strains B1, B5, B16 and B21 are dominant in rhizosphere soil. Based on gyrA, gyrB, and rpoB gene analyses, B1, B5, and B21 were identified as B. amyloliquefaciens and B16 was identified as B. velezensis. Estimation of antifungal activity showed that the isolate B1 had a significant inhibitory effect on Fusarium verticillioides, B5 and B16 on Colletotrichum capsici (syd.) Butl, and B21 on Rhizoctonia cerealis van der Hoeven. The four strains grew well in medium with 1-10% NaCl, a pH value of 5-8, and promoted the growth of Arabidopsis thaliana. Our results indicate that these strains may be promising agents for the biocontrol and promotion of plant growth and further study of the relevant bacteria will provide a useful reference for the development of microbial resources.