Biological Control of Bacterial Wilt of Tomato by Bacillus spp. under Greenhouse Environment
Biological Control of Bacterial Wilt of Tomato by Bacillus spp. under Greenhouse Environment
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2006
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uofk
Abstract
Eighty-one isolates of Bacillus were evaluated for their ability to inhibit the growth of Ralstonia
solanacearum in vitro. Four isolates (B2, B5, B7 and B8) showed inhibitory effect on bacterial growth, were
identified as Brevibacillus brevis B2 , Bacillus subtilis BS, Ba. subtilis B7 , and Ba. subtilis B8, respectively, by
bacteriological assays, Biolog test and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. Four isolates promoted plant growth and
reduced the infection of tomato wilt in sterile and nonsterile soil under greenhouse conditions to a varying
degree as compared with non-treated control. Strain B2 showed significantly reduction of the disease infection
by 80.0% and 87.4% in sterile and nonsterile soil,respectively.
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Keywords
biological control; Bacillus spp. ; bacterial wilt; Ralstonia solanacearum