Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFMs): Potential Bioinoculants for Sustainable Crop Production

Bacteria belonging to the genus Methylobacterium, popularly known as pink pigmented facultative methylotrophic (PPFM) bacteria, are well known for their distinct ability to use single-carbon compounds like methanol, formate and formaldehyde, and also a variety of multi-carbon substrates lacking carb...

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Main Authors: N.S. Nysanth, S. Anu Rajan, S.L. Sivapriya, K.N. Anith
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Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/pink-pigmented-facultative-methylotrophs-ppfms-potential-bioinoculants-for-sustainable-crop-production/
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author N.S. Nysanth
S. Anu Rajan
S.L. Sivapriya
K.N. Anith
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description Bacteria belonging to the genus Methylobacterium, popularly known as pink pigmented facultative methylotrophic (PPFM) bacteria, are well known for their distinct ability to use single-carbon compounds like methanol, formate and formaldehyde, and also a variety of multi-carbon substrates lacking carbon-carbon bonds. These bacterial groups are ubiquitously distributed, especially in phyllosphere and rhizosphere, and their occurrence have been reported in more than 100 species of plants so far. PPFMs have profound influence on soil fertility, crop growth and yield. The ability for phosphate acquisition, nitrogen fixation, iron chelation and phytohormone production indicate the possibility of developing them as promising biofertilizer candidates. In addition, many of them possess biocontrol activity against several phytopathogens. PPFMs induce several physiological changes in plants, making the plants more resistant to biotic and abiotic stress. They can therefore be promising alternatives to conventional chemical inputs in sustainable agricultural systems.
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spelling doaj.art-c40214bcfc85420cadc5441280c370872023-06-09T10:18:52ZengJournal of Pure and Applied MicrobiologyJournal of Pure and Applied Microbiology0973-75102581-690X2023-06-01172660681https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.17.2.17Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFMs): Potential Bioinoculants for Sustainable Crop ProductionN.S. Nysanthhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8872-2336S. Anu Rajanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6131-9184S.L. Sivapriyahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5627-7119K.N. Anithhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5016-7533Bacteria belonging to the genus Methylobacterium, popularly known as pink pigmented facultative methylotrophic (PPFM) bacteria, are well known for their distinct ability to use single-carbon compounds like methanol, formate and formaldehyde, and also a variety of multi-carbon substrates lacking carbon-carbon bonds. These bacterial groups are ubiquitously distributed, especially in phyllosphere and rhizosphere, and their occurrence have been reported in more than 100 species of plants so far. PPFMs have profound influence on soil fertility, crop growth and yield. The ability for phosphate acquisition, nitrogen fixation, iron chelation and phytohormone production indicate the possibility of developing them as promising biofertilizer candidates. In addition, many of them possess biocontrol activity against several phytopathogens. PPFMs induce several physiological changes in plants, making the plants more resistant to biotic and abiotic stress. They can therefore be promising alternatives to conventional chemical inputs in sustainable agricultural systems.https://microbiologyjournal.org/pink-pigmented-facultative-methylotrophs-ppfms-potential-bioinoculants-for-sustainable-crop-production/methylobacteriummethylotrophsplant growth promotionppfmsbiocontrol
spellingShingle N.S. Nysanth
S. Anu Rajan
S.L. Sivapriya
K.N. Anith
Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFMs): Potential Bioinoculants for Sustainable Crop Production
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
methylobacterium
methylotrophs
plant growth promotion
ppfms
biocontrol
title Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFMs): Potential Bioinoculants for Sustainable Crop Production
title_full Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFMs): Potential Bioinoculants for Sustainable Crop Production
title_fullStr Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFMs): Potential Bioinoculants for Sustainable Crop Production
title_full_unstemmed Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFMs): Potential Bioinoculants for Sustainable Crop Production
title_short Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFMs): Potential Bioinoculants for Sustainable Crop Production
title_sort pink pigmented facultative methylotrophs ppfms potential bioinoculants for sustainable crop production
topic methylobacterium
methylotrophs
plant growth promotion
ppfms
biocontrol
url https://microbiologyjournal.org/pink-pigmented-facultative-methylotrophs-ppfms-potential-bioinoculants-for-sustainable-crop-production/
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