In a plant-microbe symbiosis, the host plant plays a key role in promoting the association of beneficial microbes and maintaining microbiome homeostasis through microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs). The associated microbes provide an additional layer of protection for plant immunity and help in nutrient acquisition. Despite identical MAMPs in pathogens and commensals, the plant distinguishes between them and promotes the enrichment of beneficial ones while defending against the pathogens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis research presents the whole-genome sequence of Pseudomonas frederiksbergensis strain A6, which was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). The genome of the strain is composed of a single chromosome with 6,711,706 bp, and the GC content is 58.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpinach has been suggested as a potential rotation crop for increasing crop yield by enhancing beneficial fungal microbes in continuous monocropping. However, no research on the use of spinach as a green manure has been reported. Thus, we tested the effects of spinach and Korean mustard cultivars (green and red mustards) (10 g pot ) as green manure on soil chemical properties, pepper productivity, and soil microbiome of long-year pepper-monocropped soil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGinseng is a profitable crop worldwide; however, the ginseng replanting problem (GRP) is a major threat to its production. Soil amendment is a non-chemical method that is gaining popularity for alleviating continuous cropping obstacles, such as GRP. However, the impact of soil amendment with either cow dung or canola on GRP reduction and the associated soil microbiota remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthiopian honey wine, Tej, is spontaneously fermented traditional alcoholic beverage, usually made from honey and "gesho" (Rhamnus prinoides). Till now, limited amount of information is available on the characterization of Tej. Thus, the aim of this paper is to reveal the microbiological diversity and physicochemical properties of Tej samples collected from different areas of Ethiopia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Agric Food Chem
October 2021
Biofumigation is used to control soil-borne plant diseases, and it has paramount importance to reduce the cost of chemical fumigants. Information about the field control efficacies and impacts of -based biofumigation (BBF) on soil bacterial and fungal microbiota is scattered in the literature. Therefore, this review summarizes and discusses the nature and the underlying causes of soil bacterial and fungal community dynamics in response to BBF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe application of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) can be an excellent and eco-friendly alternative to the use of chemical fertilizers. While PGPRs are often used in traditional agriculture to facilitate yield increases, their use in soilless agriculture has been limited. Soilless agriculture is growing in popularity among commercial farmers because it eliminates soil-borne problems, and the essential strategy is to keep the system as clean as possible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe skin microbiome, especially the axillary microbiome, consists of odor-causing bacteria that decompose odorless sweat into malodor compounds, which contributes to the formation of body odor. Plant-derived products are a cheap source of bioactive compounds that are common ingredients in cosmetics. Microbial bioconversion of natural products is an ecofriendly and economical method for production of new or improved biologically active compounds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuorum sensing (QS) enables bacteria to organize gene expression programs, thereby coordinating collective behaviors. It involves the production, release, and population-wide detection of extracellular signaling molecules. The cellular processes regulated by QS in bacteria are diverse and may be used in mutualistic coordination or in response to changing environmental conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnvironmental factors can influence the composition of gut microbiota, but understanding the combined effect of lifestyle factors on adult gut microbiota is limited. Here, we investigated whether changes in the modifiable lifestyle factors, such as cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, sleep duration, physical exercise, and body mass index affected the gut microbiota of Korean navy trainees. The navy trainees were instructed to stop smoking and alcohol consumption and follow a sleep schedule and physical exercise regime for eight weeks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA microbial imbalance called dysbiosis leads to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which can include ulcerative colitis (UC). Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), a novel therapy, has recently been successful in treating gut dysbiosis in UC patients. For the FMT technique to be successful, the gut microbiota of both the healthy donors and UC patients must be characterized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, two strains, strain KNU17BI2 and strain KNU17BI3, were isolated from maize rhizospheric soil, South Korea. The 16S rRNA gene and multilocus sequence analysis and typing (MLSA-MLST) were used for the identification of the studied strains. Strain KNU17BI2, which belonged to was of a novel sequence type (ST) designated ST-1538, while strain KNU17BI3 had a similar allelic profile with the seven loci of strain LMG 23361.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, strain KNU17Pc1 was tested for its antifungal activity against AG-1(IA), which causes banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB) of maize. KNU17Pc1 was tested further for its broad-spectrum antifungal activity and in vitro plant growth promoting (PGP) traits. In addition, the in vivo effects of KNU17Pc1 on reduction of BLSB severity and seedling growth promotion of two maize cultivars under greenhouse conditions were investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlant growth promoting (PGP) bacteria enhance plant growth and are a green alternative to chemical fertilizers. In our study, an effective plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) strain, KNU17BI1, was isolated from rhizospheric soil of maize, South Korea. The strain was tested in vitro for specific PGP and antifungal traits, such as phosphate solubilization, zinc solubilization, indole acetic acid (IAA) production, ammonia production, nitrogen fixation, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase activity, siderophore hydrogen cyanide production (HCN) and hydrolytic enzyme activity.
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