scholarly journals Low-cost production and application of lipopeptide for bioremediation and plant growth by Bacillus subtilis SNW3

AMB Express ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiman Umar ◽  
Aneeqa Zafar ◽  
Hasina Wali ◽  
Meh Para Siddique ◽  
Muneer Ahmed Qazi ◽  
...  

AbstractAt present time, every nation is absolutely concern about increasing agricultural production and bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated soil. Hence, with this intention in the current study potent natural surfactants characterized as lipopeptides were evaluated for low-cost production by Bacillus subtilis SNW3, previously isolated from the Fimkessar oil field, Chakwal Pakistan. The significant results were obtained by using substrates in combination (white beans powder (6% w/v) + waste frying oil (1.5% w/v) and (0.1% w/v) urea) with lipopeptides yield of about 1.17 g/L contributing 99% reduction in cost required for medium preparation. To the best of our knowledge, no single report is presently describing lipopeptide production by Bacillus subtilis using white beans powder as a culture medium. Additionally, produced lipopeptides display great physicochemical properties of surface tension reduction value (SFT = 28.8 mN/m), significant oil displacement activity (ODA = 4.9 cm), excessive emulsification ability (E24 = 69.8%), and attains critical micelle concentration (CMC) value at 0.58 mg/mL. Furthermore, biosurfactants produced exhibit excellent stability over an extensive range of pH (1–11), salinity (1–8%), temperature (20–121°C), and even after autoclaving. Subsequently, produced lipopeptides are proved suitable for bioremediation of crude oil (86%) and as potent plant growth-promoting agent that significantly (P < 0.05) increase seed germination and plant growth promotion of chili pepper, lettuce, tomato, and pea maximum at a concentration of (0.7 g/100 mL), showed as a potential agent for agriculture and bioremediation processes by lowering economic and environmental stress. Graphical Abstract

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiman Umar ◽  
Aneeqa Zafar ◽  
Hasina Wali ◽  
Meh Para Siddique ◽  
Muneer Ahmed Qazi ◽  
...  

Abstract At present time, every nation is absolutely concern about increase agricultural production and bioremediation of petroleum contaminated soil. Hence, with this intention in current study potent natural surfactant (surfactin) was evaluated for low-cost production by Bacillus subtilis SNW3, previously isolated from Fimkessar oil field, Chakwal Pakistan. The best results were obtained using substrates in combination (white beans powder (6% w/v) plus waste frying oil (1.5% w/v) and (0.1% w/v) urea) with surfactin production of about 1.17 g/L contributing 99% reduction in cost required for medium preparation. To the best of our knowledge, no single report is present describing surfactin production by Bacillus subtilis using white beans powder as a culture medium. Surfactin was confirmed as the principal product characterized by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Additionally, produced surfactin display great physicochemical properties of surface tension reduction value (SFT=28.8 mN/m), significant oil displacement activity (ODA=4.9 cm), excessive emulsification ability (E24=69.8 %), and attains critical micelle concentration (CMC) value at 0.58 mg/mL. Furthermore, surfactin exhibits excellent stability over an extensive range of pH (1-11), salinity (1-8%), temperature (20-121°C) and even after autoclaving. Subsequently, surfactin produced proved suitable for bioremediation of crude oil (86%) and as potent plant growth-promoting agent that significantly (P<0.05) increase seed germination and plant growth promotion of chili pepper, lettuce, tomato and pea maximum at concentration of (0.7 g/100 mL), proved as potential agent for agriculture and bioremediation processes by lowering economic and environmental stress.


Author(s):  
Bianca de Melo Silveira dos Santos ◽  
Maura Santos dos Reis de Andrade Silva ◽  
Davy William Hidalgo Chávez ◽  
Everlon Cid Rigobelo

Currently, agricultural practices have been undergoing intense transformations, imposing major challenges such as maintaining productivity with lower production costs and environmental impacts. One of the alternatives to meet these requirements is the use of plant growth promoting bacteria, including Bacillus subtilis. However, different isolates may express different aspects and levels of plant growth promotion. The present study aimed to verify the genetic and nutritional diversity of eight B. subtilis isolates, demonstrating different aspects and levels of plant growth promotion. Eight B. subtilis isolates were analyzed as to their nutritional diversity by BiologEcoPlate TM kit, genetic diversity by Box-PCR, and a trial in greenhouse conditions. The experimental design in greenhouse trial was completely randomized with 9 treatments and five replicates, resulting in 45 pots. Treatments were eight Bacillus subtilis strains, and a control treatment using plants without bacterial inoculation. Isolates 290 and 287 are genetically similar, while isolates 248 and 263 also showed similarity. Genetic and substrate consumption (carbon) analyses showed differences and similarities among isolates, allowing the distribution of isolates into different groups. It was observed that the isolate with the highest ability to promote plant growth was the only isolate that consumed glycyl-L- glutamic acid. These results open the way for further investigations in an attempt to clarify what are the conditions and / or characteristics required by isolates for the plant growth promotion to be more effective.


Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1273
Author(s):  
Sajid Iqbal ◽  
Nimat Ullah ◽  
Hussnain Ahmed Janjua

Recently, crop management has involved excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, compromising public health and environmental integrity. Rhizobacteria, which can enhance plant growth and protect plants from phytopathogen, are eco-friendly and have been attracting increasing attention. In the current study, Bacillus subtilis RS10 isolated from the rhizosphere region of Cynodon dactylon, inhibited the growth of indicator strains and exhibited in vitro plant growth-promoting traits. A whole-genome analysis identified numerous biosynthetic gene clusters encoding antibacterial and antifungal metabolites including bacillibactin, bogorol A, fengycin, bacteriocin, type III polyketides (PKs), and bacilysin. The plant growth-promoting conferring genes involved in nitrogen metabolism, phosphate solubilization, hydrogen sulfide, phytohormones, siderophore biosynthesis, chemotaxis and motility, plant root colonization, lytic enzymes, and biofilm formation were determined. Furthermore, genes associated with abiotic stresses such as high salinity and osmotic stress were identified. A comparative genome analysis indicated open pan-genome and the strain was identified as a novel sequence type (ST-176). In addition, several horizontal gene transfer events were found which putatively play a vital role in the evolution and new functionalities of a strain. In conclusion, the current study demonstrates the potential of RS10 antagonism against important pathogens and plant growth promotion, highlighting its application in sustainable agriculture.


2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 655-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan-Shan Xie ◽  
Hui-Jun Wu ◽  
Hao-Yu Zang ◽  
Li-Ming Wu ◽  
Qing-Qing Zhu ◽  
...  

The interaction between plants and plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is a complex, reciprocal process. On the one hand, plant compounds such as carbohydrates and amino acids serve as energy sources for PGPR. On the other hand, PGPR promote plant growth by synthesizing plant hormones and increasing mineral availability in the soil. Here, we evaluated the growth-promoting activity of Bacillus subtilis OKB105 and identified genes associated with this activity. The genes yecA (encoding a putative amino acid/polyamine permease) and speB (encoding agmatinase) are involved in the secretion or synthesis of polyamine in B. subtilis OKB105. Disruption of either gene abolished the growth-promoting activity of the bacterium, which was restored when polyamine synthesis was complemented. Moreover, high-performance liquid chromatography analysis of culture filtrates of OKB105 and its derivatives demonstrated that spermidine, a common polyamine, is the pivotal plant-growth-promoting compound. In addition, real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed that treatment with B. subtilis OKB105 induced expansin gene (Nt-EXPA1 and Nt-EXPA2) expression and inhibited the expression of the ethylene biosynthesis gene ACO1. Furthermore, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analysis showed that the ethylene content in plant root cells decreased in response to spermidine produced by OKB105. Therefore, during plant interactions, OKB105 may produce and secrete spermidine, which induces expansin production and lowers ethylene levels.


Author(s):  
Lynda Kelvin-Asogwa ◽  
Frank C. Ogbo

Aim: To isolate plant growth promoting Bacillus strains from maize roots and to characterize using molecular methods, the strain with greatest potential for plant growth promotion. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, between February 2019 and March 2020. Methodology: The isolation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) from maize roots was made using Nitrogen Free Bromothymol Blue (NFB) broth. They were screened for Phosphate solubilizing activities on Pikovskaya (PVK) agar. Quantitative determination and solubilization of different types of Phosphates was carried out using Pikovskaya broth. Optimization of factors affecting phosphate such as NaCl concentration, initial pH of the medium, size of inoculum, was done using pvk broth. Evaluation of other plant growth promoting properties were carried out such as IAA, Ammonia, cellulase and HCN production.  Results: Eleven Nitrogen fixing bacteria were isolated using NFB broth based on colour change of the medium from green to blue.  Test for phosphate solubilization abilities of the organisms revealed that nine of the isolates solubilized phosphate on PVK agar. Organism coded with IS52 gave the least solubilization index of 1.14 while isolate IS19 gave the highest index of 3.4. Isolate IS19 yielded the highest amount of 73.5µg/ml P, while isolate IS30 was the weakest solubilizer in PVK broth, yielding 19.4µg/ml P. The best isolate IS19, produced the plant growth hormone Indole Acetic acid at a concentration of 105.4μg/ml. The organism also gave a positive result for ammonia and cellulase production but did not produce Hydrogen cyanide. It was identified as Bacillus subtilis using the 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Conclusion: Bacillus subtilis fixed Nitrogen qualitatively and solubilized insoluble phosphates in addition to other plant growth promoting properties, thus Bacillus subtilis has potential for plant growth promotion, making it an efficient strain for biofertilizer production


2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (51) ◽  
pp. 6170-6185
Author(s):  
A Karnwal ◽  

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are free-living soil-borne bacteria that colonize the rhizosphere and have great importance in governing the functional property of terrestrial ecosystems. In this study, rhizospheric bacteria were isolated from maize and wheat and screened for their plant growth promoting activities. These isolates were identified as Pseudomonas , Bacillus , Azospirillum and Azotobacter species. All isolates were tested for their indole acetic acid (IAA) production ability. All isolates produce the varying amount s o f IAA ranging from 0.6- 2.7 μg/ml. The highest concentration of IAA was produced by bacterial strain Bacillus subtilis AK31. A series of growth pouch and pot experiments were conducted to study the effect of bacterial inoculants on the growth of maize and wheat. It was concluded that IAA plays a key role i n the growth promotion of roots in maize and wheat in growth pouch study. In maize, isolate AK1, AK21, AK31 and AK8 showed high indole acetic acid (6.86, 7.11, 7.11 and 7.36 pmol/ml, respectively) and root elongation activity ( 4.10, 5.00, 5.00 and 3.80 cm, respectively) after 96h of growth. In wheat, bacterial strains AK31, AK2, AK14, AK32 and AK15 showed high IAA ( 6.59, 5.66, 5.35, 7.53 and 5.66 pmol/ml, respectively) and root elongation ( 6.07, 4.00, 5.20, 6.90 and 5.20 cm, respectively) activity after 96h of growth. In pot experiments, Bacillus sp. AK21, Bacillus subtilis AK31, Azotobacter diazotrophicus AK14, Microbacterium sp. AK19 and Pseudomonas fluorescens AK32 showed effective results in term s of increase in root and shoot dry weight in maize (123, 130, 121, 120, 124g and 116, 126, 116, 114, 120g/pot, respectively) and wheat (130, 135, 125, 118, 140g and 105, 106, 110, 102, 110g/pot, respectively), in comparison to controls of maize and wheat crops. Thus, it might be concluded that PGPR strains AK21, AK31, AK14, AK19 and AK32 could be used as crop- enhancer and bio- fertilizer for production of maize and wheat .


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Praptiningsih Gamawati Adinurani ◽  
Sri Rahayu ◽  
Nurul Fima Zahroh

Mikroba Bacillus subtilis merupakan agen pengendali hayati mempunyai kelebihan sebagai Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) yaitu dapat berfungsi sebagai biofertilizer, biostimulan, biodekomposer dan bioprotektan. Tujuan penelitian mengetahui potensi B. subtilis dalam merombak bahan organik sebagai usaha meningkatkan ketersediaan bahan organik tanah yang semakin menurun. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Petak Terbagi dengan berbagai  bahan organik sebagai petak utama (B0 = tanpa bahan organik, B1 = kotoran ayam,  B2 = kotoran kambing, B3 = kotoran sapi) dan aplikasi B.subtilis sebagai anak petak (A0 = 0 cc/L, A1 = 5cc/L, A2 = 10 cc/L, Pengamatan meliputi variabel tinggi tanaman, indeks luas daun, jumlah buah per tanaman, berat buah per tanaman, dan bahan organik tanah. Data pengamatan  dianalisis ragam  menggunakan  Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) versi 25 dan dilanjutkan dengan uji Duncan untuk mengetahui signifikansi perbedaan antar perlakuan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tidak terdapat interaksi antara bahan organik kotoran ternak dan konsentrasi B. subtilis terhadap semua variabel pengamatan. Potensi B. subtilis sangat baik dalam mendekomposisi bahan organik yang ditunjukkan dengan peningkatan bahan organik, dan hasil terbaik pada kotoran  sapi (B3) dan konsentrasi B. subtilis 15 mL/L masing-masing sebesar 46.47 % dan 34.76 %. Variabel pertumbuhan tidak berbeda nyata kecuali tinggi tanaman dengan pertambahan tinggi paling banyak pada pemberian kotoran kambing sebesar 170.69 %.


Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 682
Author(s):  
Bruno Henrique Silva Dias ◽  
Sung-Hee Jung ◽  
Juliana Velasco de Castro Oliveira ◽  
Choong-Min Ryu

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) associated with plant roots can trigger plant growth promotion and induced systemic resistance. Several bacterial determinants including cell-wall components and secreted compounds have been identified to date. Here, we review a group of low-molecular-weight volatile compounds released by PGPR, which improve plant health, mostly by protecting plants against pathogen attack under greenhouse and field conditions. We particularly focus on C4 bacterial volatile compounds (BVCs), such as 2,3-butanediol and acetoin, which have been shown to activate the plant immune response and to promote plant growth at the molecular level as well as in large-scale field applications. We also disc/ uss the potential applications, metabolic engineering, and large-scale fermentation of C4 BVCs. The C4 bacterial volatiles act as airborne signals and therefore represent a new type of biocontrol agent. Further advances in the encapsulation procedure, together with the development of standards and guidelines, will promote the application of C4 volatiles in the field.


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