Bacillus velezensis and Paenibacillus peoriae Strains Effective as Biocontrol Agents against Xanthomonas Bacterial Spot
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Bacterial Strains and Growth Conditions
2.2. Environmental Samples for the Isolation of Microorganisms
2.3. Isolation of Microorganisms from Environmental Samples
2.4. Screening the In Vitro Antagonism of Isolates against X. campestris and X. perforans T4
2.5. 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analyses
2.6. Whole-Genome Sequencing and In Silico Analyses of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Gene Clusters
2.7. Growth Chamber Trials
2.7.1. Plant Materials
2.7.2. Plant Pathogens
2.7.3. Preparation of Bacterial Cell-Free Supernatants and Cell Suspensions
2.7.4. Curative and Preventive Effects of Bacterial Cell-Free Supernatants and Cell Suspensions
2.7.5. Microbial Viability of Bacterial Isolates on Tomato Leaves
2.8. Greenhouse Trial Assay
2.9. Bioassay-Guided Fractionation and Isolation of Active Metabolites
2.10. LC-ESI-MS Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Screening of Isolated Microorganisms with Antimicrobial Activity against Xanthomonas Species
3.2. Identification of Isolates
3.3. Curative Effect of B. velezensis 71 and P. peoriae To99 Cell-Free Supernatants in Controlling Tomato Bacterial Spot Disease Caused by X. perforans T4
3.4. Preventive Effects of Bacillus and Paenibacillus Cells and Their Cell-Free Supernatants in Controlling Bacterial Spot Disease Caused by X. gardneri DC00T7A
3.5. Microbial Viability of Bacillus and Paenibacillus Isolates on Tomato Leaves
3.6. Greenhouse Trials
3.7. Gene Clusters for Secondary Metabolites
3.8. Bioassay-Guided Fractionation and Identification of Active Metabolites
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Patents
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Location and Date of Sampling | Quantity |
---|---|---|
Soil from agricultural fields | Laval (Québec, Canada), November 2012 | 60 |
Soil from agricultural fields | Sherrington (Québec, Canada), November 2011 | 11 |
Soil from vegetable garden of INRS | Laval (Québec, Canada), November 2012 | 2 |
Soil from a strawberry field | Florida Area (USA), April 2013 | 2 |
Dead plant leaves, stems, and roots from agricultural fields | Laval (Québec, Canada), November 2012 | 12 |
Dead plant leaves, stems, and roots from agricultural fields | Sherrington (Québec, Canada), November 2011 | 4 |
Fruits and leaves of fresh plants from vegetable garden of INRS | Laval (Québec, Canada), June 2012 | 6 |
Fruits and leaves of fresh plants | Sherrington (Québec, Canada), November 2011 | 4 |
Fruits and leaves of tomatoes | Florida Area (USA), June and July 2012 | 4 |
Fruits and leaves of citrus | Florida Area (USA), June 2012 | 2 |
Leaves of garden strawberries | Florida Area (USA), July 2012 | 2 |
Vegetables seeds (tomatoes, peppers, onions) | Provided by farmers from Laval (Québec, Canada), November 2012 | 8 |
Ditch water | Sherrington (Québec, Canada), November 2011 | 2 |
Mud from a river | Rivière des Prairies, Laval (Québec, Canada), June 2012 | 2 |
Soil from rhizosphere from vegetable garden of INRS | Laval (Québec, Canada), June 2012 | 2 |
Total | 123 |
Isolates | 71 | To99 |
Genome coverage (%) | 97 | 110 |
N50 (bp) | 93,762 | 92,187 |
Number of contigs | 105 | 203 |
Unclassified reads (%) | 2.06 | 4.53 |
Type Strains | Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. amyloliquefaciens DSM7 | Bacillus velezensis FZB42 | Paenibacillus peoriae HS311 | Paenibacillus polymyxa SC2 | |
Isolate | |||||
71 | 94.17 | 98.22 | - | - | |
To99 | - | - | 99.03 | 89.24 |
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Olishevska, S.; Nickzad, A.; Restieri, C.; Dagher, F.; Luo, Y.; Zheng, J.; Déziel, E. Bacillus velezensis and Paenibacillus peoriae Strains Effective as Biocontrol Agents against Xanthomonas Bacterial Spot. Appl. Microbiol. 2023, 3, 1101-1119. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol3030076
Olishevska S, Nickzad A, Restieri C, Dagher F, Luo Y, Zheng J, Déziel E. Bacillus velezensis and Paenibacillus peoriae Strains Effective as Biocontrol Agents against Xanthomonas Bacterial Spot. Applied Microbiology. 2023; 3(3):1101-1119. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol3030076
Chicago/Turabian StyleOlishevska, Snizhana, Arvin Nickzad, Concetta Restieri, Fadi Dagher, Yan Luo, Jie Zheng, and Eric Déziel. 2023. "Bacillus velezensis and Paenibacillus peoriae Strains Effective as Biocontrol Agents against Xanthomonas Bacterial Spot" Applied Microbiology 3, no. 3: 1101-1119. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol3030076