Comprehensive genomic analysis of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus paralicheniformis associated with the pearl millet panicle reveals their antimicrobial potential against important plant pathogens.

Background: Plant microbiome confers versatile functional roles to enhance survival fitness as well as productivity. In the present study two pearl millet panicle microbiome member species Bacillus subtilis PBs 12 and Bacillus paralicheniformis PBl 36 found to have beneficial traits including plant growth promotion and broad-spectrum antifungal activity towards taxonomically diverse plant pathogens. Understanding the genomes will assist in devising a bioformulation for crop protection while exploiting their beneficial functional roles.

Hydroxamate siderophores secreted by plant endophytic Pseudomonas putida elicit defense against blast disease in rice incited by Magnaporthe oryzae.

Our study focuses on hydroxamate-type siderophores from Pseudomonas putida BP25, known for chelating ferric iron and aiding microbial growth in iron-deficient environments. Confirmed through CAS-agar and tetrazolium tests, a purified siderophore extract was obtained via ion-exchange chromatography. Applying varying concentrations of this siderophore to rice seedlings demonstrated concentration-dependent effects on shoot and root phenotypes.

hosts a putative novel deltapartitivirus: a revelation by transcriptome data-mining.

Unlabelled: (Roxb.) Bosser is a medicinally important, fast-growing, timber-yielding tree species. In the present study, the virome of was explored using the publicly available transcriptome datasets and a putative novel virus, tentatively named as cadamba cryptic virus 1 (CdbCV1), was identified.

Enhancing defense against rice blast disease: Unveiling the role of leaf endophytic firmicutes in antifungal antibiosis and induced systemic resistance.

Rice remains the primary staple for more than half of the world's population, yet its cultivation faces numerous challenges, including both biotic and abiotic stresses. One significant obstacle is the prevalence of rice blast disease, which substantially diminishes productivity and increases cultivation costs due to frequent fungicide applications. Consequently, the presence of fungicide residues in rice raises concerns about compliance with international maximum residue limits (MRLs).

New Insights on Endophytic -Assisted Blast Disease Suppression and Growth Promotion in Rice: Revelation by Polyphasic Functional Characterization and Transcriptomics.

Plant growth-promoting endophytic microbes have drawn the attention of researchers owing to their ability to confer fitness benefits in many plant species. Here, we report agriculturally beneficial traits of rice-leaf-adapted endophytic . Our polyphasic taxonomic investigations revealed its identity as .

Cell wall polysaccharides of endophytic Pseudomonas putida elicit defense against rice blast disease.

Aims: To characterize the functional role of extracellular polysaccharides and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) extracted from endophytic Pseudomonas putida BP25 (PpBP25) against rice blast.

Methods And Results: We profiled the transcriptome of endobacterized rice seedlings using RNA-seq. Fluorescence imaging of interaction between Magnaporthe:: gfp and P.

Rice leaf endophytic : Antifungal actinobacterium confers immunocompetence against rice blast disease.

Genetic and functional characteristics of rice leaf endophytic actinobacterial member, are described. Morphotyping, multilocus sequence analysis and transmission electron microscopy indicated the species identity of the endophytic bacterium, OsEnb-ALM-D18, as . The endophytic showed probiotic solubilization of plant nutrients/minerals, produced hydrolytic enzyme/phytohormones, and showed endophytism in rice seedlings.

Whole plant response of Pongamia pinnata to drought stress tolerance revealed by morpho-physiological, biochemical and transcriptome analysis.

Background: Pongamia is considered an important biofuel species worldwide. Drought stress in the early growth stages of Pongamia influences negatively on the germination and seedling development. Due to lack of cultivar stability under drought stress conditions, establishment of successful plantation in drought hit areas becomes a major problem.

Transboundary introduction of potato-infecting in the Andaman Islands revealed by multilocus sequence typing: A potential threat to island agriculture.

Wilting of potato plants with an incidence of 20-30 % was observed for the first time in the agricultural farms of Andaman Islands, India. The infected plants showed wilting syndrome that included downward drooping of leaves, yellowing, and collapse of the entire plants. Characteristic milky-white exudate from the infected stem indicated bacterial etiology of the disease.

Endophytic bacteria of desert cactus (Euphorbia trigonas Mill) confer drought tolerance and induce growth promotion in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.).

Endophytic bacteria isolated from cactus were characterized and assessed for their capability to induce drought tolerance and growth promotion in tomato. A total of 191-bacteria representing 13-genera and 18-species were isolated from wild cactus, Euphorbia trigonas. Bacillus (58), Lysinibacillus (36), Enterobacter (29), Stenotrophomonas (18), Lelliottia (12) and Pseudomonas (12) were the most represented genera.