«Pseudomonas fluorescens» mediated antifungal activity against «Rhihzoctonia solani» causing sheath blight in rice

Antifungal activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens strains PF1, FP7 and PB2 was tested against the rice sheath blight pathogen Rhizoctonia solani. The bacterial strains produced antibiotic 2,4-diacetyl phloroglucinol, iron chelating siderophore, hydrogen cyanide, lytic enzymes, such as chitinase and β-1...

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Main Authors: Babu Submanianan, Ramalingan Radjacommare, Ramasamy Samiyappan, Rangaraj Nanadakumar, Thiruvengadam Raguchander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2002-08-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/4963
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author Babu Submanianan
Ramalingan Radjacommare
Ramasamy Samiyappan
Rangaraj Nanadakumar
Thiruvengadam Raguchander
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Ramalingan Radjacommare
Ramasamy Samiyappan
Rangaraj Nanadakumar
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description Antifungal activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens strains PF1, FP7 and PB2 was tested against the rice sheath blight pathogen Rhizoctonia solani. The bacterial strains produced antibiotic 2,4-diacetyl phloroglucinol, iron chelating siderophore, hydrogen cyanide, lytic enzymes, such as chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase in culture, and induced chitinase in plants. Soaking R. solani sclerotia in either bacteria-free culture filtrates or in sap extracted from plants treated with Pseudomonas strains PF1 and FP7 or inoculated with R. solani significantly reduced the germination capacity of the sclerotia. The inability of treated sclerotia to cause sheath blight symptoms indicated loss of virulence. In all the experiments strain PF1 or FP7 always performed better than PB2. The 35 kDa chitinase induced by Pseudomonas in rice plants was purified and its antifungal activity against mycelium and sclerotia of R. solani was demonstrated. The production of antibiotics, antifungal compounds, bacterial lytic enzymes and the induction of plant chitinase were correlated with antifungal activity against R. solani sclerotia.
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spelling doaj.art-954650a6568e4859b68e3c4003c52f9e2022-12-22T03:41:11ZengFirenze University PressPhytopathologia Mediterranea0031-94651593-20952002-08-0141210.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-16581654«Pseudomonas fluorescens» mediated antifungal activity against «Rhihzoctonia solani» causing sheath blight in rice Babu SubmaniananRamalingan RadjacommareRamasamy SamiyappanRangaraj NanadakumarThiruvengadam RaguchanderAntifungal activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens strains PF1, FP7 and PB2 was tested against the rice sheath blight pathogen Rhizoctonia solani. The bacterial strains produced antibiotic 2,4-diacetyl phloroglucinol, iron chelating siderophore, hydrogen cyanide, lytic enzymes, such as chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase in culture, and induced chitinase in plants. Soaking R. solani sclerotia in either bacteria-free culture filtrates or in sap extracted from plants treated with Pseudomonas strains PF1 and FP7 or inoculated with R. solani significantly reduced the germination capacity of the sclerotia. The inability of treated sclerotia to cause sheath blight symptoms indicated loss of virulence. In all the experiments strain PF1 or FP7 always performed better than PB2. The 35 kDa chitinase induced by Pseudomonas in rice plants was purified and its antifungal activity against mycelium and sclerotia of R. solani was demonstrated. The production of antibiotics, antifungal compounds, bacterial lytic enzymes and the induction of plant chitinase were correlated with antifungal activity against R. solani sclerotia.https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/4963
spellingShingle Babu Submanianan
Ramalingan Radjacommare
Ramasamy Samiyappan
Rangaraj Nanadakumar
Thiruvengadam Raguchander
«Pseudomonas fluorescens» mediated antifungal activity against «Rhihzoctonia solani» causing sheath blight in rice
Phytopathologia Mediterranea
title «Pseudomonas fluorescens» mediated antifungal activity against «Rhihzoctonia solani» causing sheath blight in rice
title_full «Pseudomonas fluorescens» mediated antifungal activity against «Rhihzoctonia solani» causing sheath blight in rice
title_fullStr «Pseudomonas fluorescens» mediated antifungal activity against «Rhihzoctonia solani» causing sheath blight in rice
title_full_unstemmed «Pseudomonas fluorescens» mediated antifungal activity against «Rhihzoctonia solani» causing sheath blight in rice
title_short «Pseudomonas fluorescens» mediated antifungal activity against «Rhihzoctonia solani» causing sheath blight in rice
title_sort pseudomonas fluorescens mediated antifungal activity against rhihzoctonia solani causing sheath blight in rice
url https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/4963
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