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Biocontrol and Growth Promotion Potential of Bacillus subtilis CTXW 7-6-2 against Rhizoctonia solani that Causes Tobacco Target Spot Disease Cover

Biocontrol and Growth Promotion Potential of Bacillus subtilis CTXW 7-6-2 against Rhizoctonia solani that Causes Tobacco Target Spot Disease

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|Mar 2024

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Fig. 1.

Growth curve of Bacillus subtilis CTXW 7-6-2 and its antifungal activity against Rhizoctonia solani.
A) CTXW 7-6-2 growth curve;
B) a: colony morphology of the control group, b: colony morphology after confrontation with the bacteria, c: sterile fermentation broth treatment group without high-temperature treatment, d: high-temperature sterile fermented broth treatment group; e: crude lipopeptide treatment group, f: volatile compounds treatment group.
The red box indicates the back of the colony.
Growth curve of Bacillus subtilis CTXW 7-6-2 and its antifungal activity against Rhizoctonia solani. A) CTXW 7-6-2 growth curve; B) a: colony morphology of the control group, b: colony morphology after confrontation with the bacteria, c: sterile fermentation broth treatment group without high-temperature treatment, d: high-temperature sterile fermented broth treatment group; e: crude lipopeptide treatment group, f: volatile compounds treatment group. The red box indicates the back of the colony.

Fig. 2.

Hypha morphology and cell ultrastructure of Rhizoctonia solani after treatment with Bacillus subtilis CTXW 7-6-2. A) Scanning electron microscopy observation of mycelium morphology; B) Ultrastructure of hyphal cells observed using transmission electron microscopy. The arrows in the figure indicate cell wall (cw), plasma membrane (pm), and mitochondria (m). a: the control hyphae, b: mycelia of the treated group
Hypha morphology and cell ultrastructure of Rhizoctonia solani after treatment with Bacillus subtilis CTXW 7-6-2. A) Scanning electron microscopy observation of mycelium morphology; B) Ultrastructure of hyphal cells observed using transmission electron microscopy. The arrows in the figure indicate cell wall (cw), plasma membrane (pm), and mitochondria (m). a: the control hyphae, b: mycelia of the treated group

Fig. 3.

Effects of A) nutrient broth medium and B) CTXW 7-6-2 fermentation broth on seedling growth of Yunyan no. 87.
Effects of A) nutrient broth medium and B) CTXW 7-6-2 fermentation broth on seedling growth of Yunyan no. 87.

Fig. 4.

Expression of genes involved in tobacco disease course induced by Bacillus subtilis CTXW 7-6-2.
Expression of genes involved in tobacco disease course induced by Bacillus subtilis CTXW 7-6-2.

Antifungal activity of Bacillus subtilis CTXW 7-6-2 against Rhizoctonia solani_

ClassesControl (cm)Treatment (cm)Inhibition ratio (%)
Antagonistic bacteria confront pathogenic fungi7.11 ± 0.130.43 ± 0.0394.02 ± 0.41a
Sterile fermentation broth without high-temperature treatment3.23 ± 0.0654.63 ± 0.89c
High-temperature processing of sterile fermentation broth3.49 ± 0.1450.88 ± 1.92c
100 mg/l crude lipopeptide5.28 ± 0.010.23 ± 0.2174.88 ± 4.03b
Volatile compounds6.66 ± 0.260.23 ± 0.1296.62 ± 1.77a

Effects of CTXW 7-6-2 fermentation on the growth of tobacco seedlings_

TreatCTXW 7-6-2Nutrient broth
Leaf length (cm)7.59 ± 0.29a4.44 ± 0.28b
Leaf width (cm)5.41 ± 0.31a3.25 ± 0.23b
Leaf number (piece)4.67 ±0.33a4.00 ± 0.00a
Whole plant fresh weight (g)2.01± 0.13a0.60 ± 0.0064b
Root number26.33 ± 0.88a24.33 ± 0.88a
Root length (cm)6.31 ± 0.37b10.41 ± 0.85a
Dry weight of root (g)0.17 ± 0.0025a0.091 ± 0.0041b
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2024-004 | Journal eISSN: 2544-4646 | Journal ISSN: 1733-1331
Language: English
Page range: 29 - 38
Submitted on: Sep 15, 2023
Accepted on: Dec 19, 2023
Published on: Mar 4, 2024
Published by: Polish Society of Microbiologists
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Ning Huang, Xin Jin, Jin-Tao Wen, Yi-Fei Zhang, Xu Yang, Guang-Yu Wei, Yi-Kun Wang, Min Qin, published by Polish Society of Microbiologists
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