Suppression of the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe grisea by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia,a seed-borne rice (Oryza sativa L.) endophytic bacterium

The present work was carried out to study the potential of bacteria isolated from the seeds of rice plant for the biocontrol of five rice pathogenic fungi. Eleven endophytic bacteria isolated from rice seeds were evaluated for their antagonistic potential. Of five pathogens studied, only the growth of Magnaporthe grisea was inhibited by one bacterial isolate in an in vitro dual culture assay. Based on 16S rDNA sequence analysis, and biochemical and morphological characteristics, this strain was closely related to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. We named this new isolate to be S. maltophilia SEN₁ (seed endophyte). This isolate was further tested for the production of volatile and diffusible antibiotics against M. grisea, for plant growth-promoting (PGP) traits and colonization of some rice cultivars. In addition, S. maltophilia SEN₁ was tested for its ability to promote plant growth and reduce the incidence of rice blast disease under greenhouse conditions. When applied to the soil, this isolate increased seedling growth and suppressed blast disease in plants of three studied cultivars. This study also showed this isolate could colonize the root interior of other rice cultivars. This study indicates that the S. maltophilia isolate studied has an excellent potential to be used as biocontrol agents of M. grisea or biofertilizer under in vitro and in vivo conditions.     

苜蓿内生菌中高效AHL降解菌的筛选和鉴定

从中国新疆、内蒙古和墨西哥等地分离苜蓿内生菌133株,平板筛选到8株细菌具有N-酰基高丝氨酸内酯(N-Acyl-L-homoserinelactone,AHL)降解活性,其中活性较强的菌株有r-12、r-9和R1.5.对8株AHL降解菌做AHL唯一碳源试验,结果发现菌株S35和N46在液体AHL唯一碳源培养基中生长情况较好,D600 nm分别为0.415和0.386,菌株r-9的生长情况最差,D600 nm为0.015.菌株R1.5还具有耐高温、耐盐碱、能分解无机磷、在无氮培养基上生长等优点.经细菌形态学观察、生理生化试验以及16S rDNA序列分析,初步确定菌株R1.5为1株地衣芽孢杆菌.