Role of formulated bacterial consortia in biofortifying tomato fruits with nutrients: A nutritional, genomic and metagenomic analysis
Nutrient deficiencies are a major problem that is prone to affect millions of people around the globe. Biofortification, a process of enriching nutrients in staple food crops is an effective method to tackle this malnutrition-associated disorder. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a globally consumed...
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| description | Nutrient deficiencies are a major problem that is prone to affect millions of people around the globe. Biofortification, a process of enriching nutrients in staple food crops is an effective method to tackle this malnutrition-associated disorder. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a globally consumed crop and therefore is a suitable candidate for biofortification. Many plant growth-promoting bacteria are reported to have the ability to enhance nutrient content in plants. In the present study, we have investigated the ability of two bacterial consortia (consortia-1 –co-culturing Lysinibacillus sp. strain VITKC-5 and Acinetobacter Sp. strain VITKC_6; and consortia-2 –co-culturing Lysinibacillus sp. strain VITKC-5 and Enterobacter sp. strain VITVLC-4) in the nutrient enrichment of tomato fruits. The results were then correlated with the elevated expression of nutrient transporter genes. Furthermore, the effect of these bacterial formulations on the indigenous microbiome has also been evaluated through metagenomic analysis. The application of bacterial formulations significantly improved the nutrient content when compared to the control (untreated) group. These findings advocate that PGPB-assisted biofortification has the potential to alleviate nutrient deficiency in humans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc705aea64864fd281ef3d722141c6022023-12-20T07:33:41ZengElsevierSaudi Journal of Biological Sciences1319-562X2023-12-013012103851Role of formulated bacterial consortia in biofortifying tomato fruits with nutrients: A nutritional, genomic and metagenomic analysisNaveen Arakkal Thaiparambil0Vidya Radhakrishnan1School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamilnadu, India; VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamilnadu, IndiaVIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamilnadu, India; Corresponding author at: Department of Plant Pathology, VIT School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India.Nutrient deficiencies are a major problem that is prone to affect millions of people around the globe. Biofortification, a process of enriching nutrients in staple food crops is an effective method to tackle this malnutrition-associated disorder. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a globally consumed crop and therefore is a suitable candidate for biofortification. Many plant growth-promoting bacteria are reported to have the ability to enhance nutrient content in plants. In the present study, we have investigated the ability of two bacterial consortia (consortia-1 –co-culturing Lysinibacillus sp. strain VITKC-5 and Acinetobacter Sp. strain VITKC_6; and consortia-2 –co-culturing Lysinibacillus sp. strain VITKC-5 and Enterobacter sp. strain VITVLC-4) in the nutrient enrichment of tomato fruits. The results were then correlated with the elevated expression of nutrient transporter genes. Furthermore, the effect of these bacterial formulations on the indigenous microbiome has also been evaluated through metagenomic analysis. The application of bacterial formulations significantly improved the nutrient content when compared to the control (untreated) group. These findings advocate that PGPB-assisted biofortification has the potential to alleviate nutrient deficiency in humans.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X23002966Plant growth promoting bacteriaBiofortificationTomatoGene expressionMetagenomics |
| spellingShingle | Naveen Arakkal Thaiparambil Vidya Radhakrishnan Role of formulated bacterial consortia in biofortifying tomato fruits with nutrients: A nutritional, genomic and metagenomic analysis Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Plant growth promoting bacteria Biofortification Tomato Gene expression Metagenomics |
| title | Role of formulated bacterial consortia in biofortifying tomato fruits with nutrients: A nutritional, genomic and metagenomic analysis |
| title_full | Role of formulated bacterial consortia in biofortifying tomato fruits with nutrients: A nutritional, genomic and metagenomic analysis |
| title_fullStr | Role of formulated bacterial consortia in biofortifying tomato fruits with nutrients: A nutritional, genomic and metagenomic analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Role of formulated bacterial consortia in biofortifying tomato fruits with nutrients: A nutritional, genomic and metagenomic analysis |
| title_short | Role of formulated bacterial consortia in biofortifying tomato fruits with nutrients: A nutritional, genomic and metagenomic analysis |
| title_sort | role of formulated bacterial consortia in biofortifying tomato fruits with nutrients a nutritional genomic and metagenomic analysis |
| topic | Plant growth promoting bacteria Biofortification Tomato Gene expression Metagenomics |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X23002966 |
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