Isolation and Evaluation of the Antagonistic Activity of Cnidium officinale Rhizosphere Bacteria against Phytopathogenic fungi ( Fusarium solani )

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 1555
• Main Authors: Lee, Seok Hui, Jeon, Su Hong, Park, Jun Young, Kim, Dae Sol, Kim, Ji Ah, Jeong, Hui Yeong, Kang, Jun Won
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 11.06.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Antagonism; Bacillus; Bacteria; Biological control; Cellulase; Chitinase; Cnidium officinale; Enzymes; Fungi; Fusarium; Fusarium solani; fusarium wilt; Gene sequencing; Glucosaminidase; Herbal medicine; Leclercia adecarboxylata; Medicinal plants; Pathogens; PGPR; Phylogenetics; Phytopathogenic fungi; Plant diseases; Plant growth; Rhizosphere; rRNA 16S; Temperature; Wilt; South Korea; fusarium wilt; Fusarium solani; Leclercia adecarboxylata; Cnidium officinale; PGPR; Bacillus
• ISSN: 2076-2607; 2076-2607
• DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11061555

, a perennial crop in the family, is one of Korea's representative forest medicinal plants. However, the growing area of has been reduced by plant disease and soil sickness caused by fusarium wilt. This study isolated rhizosphere bacteria from , and their antagonistic activity was evaluated against Particularly, four isolated strains, namely, PT1, ST7, ST8, and SP4, showed a significant antagonistic activity against . An in planta test showed that the mortality rates of shoots were significantly low in the PT1-inoculated group. The fresh and dry weights of the inoculated plants were also higher than that of the other groups. The 16S rRNA gene sequencing identified the strain PT1 as , and downstream studies confirmed the production of antagonism-related enzymes such as siderophore and N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase. The phosphorous solubilizing ability and secretion of related enzymes were also analyzed. The results showed that PT1 strain could be utilized as promising plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and biocontrol agents (BCAs).