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Characterization of Bacillus pacificus G124 and Its Promoting Role in Plant Growth and Drought Tolerance

  • Xiaolan Ma,
  • Benyin Zhang,
  • Xin Xiang,
  • Wenjing Li,
  • Jiao Li,
  • Yang Li,
  • Lam-Son Phan Tran and
  • Hengxia Yin
Plants2024, 13(20), 2864;https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13202864

13 October 2024

Drought represents a major environmental threat to global agricultural productivity. Employing plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) offers a promising strategy to enhance plant growth and resilience under drought stress. In this study, the str...

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Identification of Distinct Bacillus thuringiensis 4A4 Nematicidal Factors Using the Model Nematodes Pristionchus pacificus and Caenorhabditis elegans

  • Igor Iatsenko,
  • Angel Nikolov and
  • Ralf J. Sommer
Toxins2014, 6(7), 2050-2063;https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins6072050

14 July 2014

Bacillus thuringiensis has been extensively used for the biological control of insect pests. Nematicidal B. thuringiensis strains have also been identified; however, virulence factors of such strains are poorly investigated. Here, we describe virulen...

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Alpha Amylase from Bacillus pacificus Associated with Brown Algae Turbinaria ornata: Cultural Conditions, Purification, and Biochemical Characterization

  • Mona Alonazi,
  • Aida Karray,
  • Ahmed Yacine Badjah-Hadj-Ahmed and
  • Abir Ben Bacha
Processes2021, 9(1), 16;https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9010016

23 December 2020

We aimed in the current study, the identification of a marine bacterial amylase produced by Bacillus pacificus, which was associated with Turbinaria ornata. Cultural conditions were optimized for the highest amylase production on Tryptic soy broth me...

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Effect of Different Carriers and Storage Temperatures on the Viability of Bacillus thuringiensis B9 and Bacillus pacificus B11 Isolated from Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Rhizosphere

  • Idriss Djoko Kouam,
  • Laverdure Tchamani,
  • Germain Ntsoli,
  • Marie Amperes Bedine,
  • Roland Wilfried Titti and
  • Aoudou Yaouba
Biol. Life Sci. Forum2024, 30(1), 27;https://doi.org/10.3390/IOCAG2023-17337

18 April 2024

The present study aimed to evaluate the use of agricultural waste as carriers in the bioformulation of two plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPR), Bacillus thuringiensis B9 and Bacillus pacificus B11 isolated from the tomato rhizosphere, and to deter...

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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile and Whole-Genome Analysis of a Strong Biofilm-Forming Bacillus Sp. B87 Strain Isolated from Food

  • Phornphan Sornchuer,
  • Kritsakorn Saninjuk,
  • Parisa Prathaphan,
  • Rattana Tiengtip and
  • Suphot Wattanaphansak
Microorganisms2022, 10(2), 252;https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020252

23 January 2022

Members of the Bacillus cereus group are considered to be foodborne pathogens commonly associated with diarrheal and emetic gastrointestinal syndromes. Biofilm formation is a major virulence determinant of various pathogenic bacteria, including the B...

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Plant-Associated Representatives of the Bacillus cereus Group Are a Rich Source of Antimicrobial Compounds

  • Joachim Vater,
  • Le Thi Thanh Tam,
  • Jennifer Jähne,
  • Stefanie Herfort,
  • Christian Blumenscheit,
  • Andy Schneider,
  • Pham Thi Luong,
  • Le Thi Phuong Thao,
  • Jochen Blom and
  • Rainer Borriss
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Microorganisms2023, 11(11), 2677;https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11112677

31 October 2023

Seventeen bacterial strains able to suppress plant pathogens have been isolated from healthy Vietnamese crop plants and taxonomically assigned as members of the Bacillus cereus group. In order to prove their potential as biocontrol agents, we perform...

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The Tick Microbiome: The “Other Bacterial Players” in Tick Biocontrol

  • Paulina Maldonado-Ruiz
Microorganisms2024, 12(12), 2451;https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12122451

28 November 2024

Hard ticks (family Ixodidae) are one of the most predominant arthropod disease vectors worldwide, second only to mosquitoes. In addition to harboring animal and human pathogens, ticks are known to carry a microbial community constituted of non-pathog...

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Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes of Both Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic B. cereus Group Isolates from Foodstuffs in Thailand

  • Phornphan Sornchuer,
  • Kritsakorn Saninjuk,
  • Sumet Amonyingcharoen,
  • Jittiporn Ruangtong,
  • Nattaya Thongsepee,
  • Pongsakorn Martviset,
  • Pathanin Chantree and
  • Kant Sangpairoj
Antibiotics2024, 13(3), 245;https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13030245

7 March 2024

Members of the Bacillus cereus group are spore-forming Gram-positive bacilli that are commonly associated with diarrheal or emetic food poisoning. They are widespread in nature and frequently present in both raw and processed food products. Here, we...

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