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Rhizobacterial-induced defense genes and their role in tomato systemic resistance against wilt disease

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Microbiology

Abstract

Tomato is a strategic crop grown in Egypt with unfortunate sensitivity to wilt diseases causing tons and millions of losses. Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) is a suitable bioagent to activate systemic resistance, improve plant health, and replace expensive chemical pesticides. Therefore, the current study investigated the potential antagonistic activity of four PGPR strains [Pseudomonas alcaligenes (denoted as YMB9), Bacillus subtilis (YMB8), Pseudomonas indica (YMB4), and Bacillus licheniformis (YMB3)] against two tomato wilt causing pathogens [Fusarium oxysporum and Ralstonia solanacearum]. Abilities to produce inhibitory metabolites [Siderophores and Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN)], plant growth hormones [Indole-3-Acetic Acid (IAA)] and solubilize soil phosphate were approved by molecular and microbiological approaches to all four strains. After 24- and 48-hours post-infection, significant changes at the level of gene expression were revealed using the semi-quantitative real-time PCR associated with the three-tomato hormonal, signaling, and defense mechanisms. Compared to the untreated plants, the YMB9 strain has differentially modulated the three genes [pathogenesis-related protein 1 (pr.1a; p≤0.05), protease inhibitor II (pin2; p≤0.001), and osmotin-like (osm; p≤0.001)] as indicators to the three signaling pathways of salicylic and jasmonic acids and ethylene; respectively. Supportively, the scanning electron microscopy revealed robust adherence of the rhizobacterial cells to the tomato roots causing the activation of tomato systemic resistance against the two tomato wilt pathogens. This proves the bioagent role of rhizobacteria in enhancing crop resilience and clean sustainable agriculture.

DOI

10.21608/mb.2024.315079.1158

Keywords

Biocontrol rhizobacteria, defense-related genes-RT-PCR (qPCR) assay, induced systematic resistance, Pseudomonas alcaligenes, root colonization

Authors

First Name

Yomna

Last Name

Ismail

MiddleName

Youssef

Affiliation

School of Biotechnology, Nile University, Giza, Egypt

Email

yyoussef@nu.edu.eg

City

giza

Orcid

0009-0002-3060-0552

First Name

Nasr

Last Name

Nasr

MiddleName

Fawzy

Affiliation

Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 2613, Egypt

Email

nasr.nasr@agr.cu.edu.eg

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0001-6823-2244

First Name

Ahmed ElFatih

Last Name

ElDoliefy

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

The Laboratory of Applied Plant Breeding and Microbial Biotechnology (APBMB), Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.

Email

ahmed.elfatih.eldoliefy@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-4271-8032

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Abdelalim

Affiliation

Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 2613, Egypt

Email

mali@agr.cu.edu.eg

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0003-0227-7153

First Name

Manal

Last Name

Abdelall

MiddleName

F.

Affiliation

Microbial Molecular Biology Department, Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), 9 Gamaa Street, 12619, Giza, Egypt.

Email

manalfm@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-5625-4830

Volume

9

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

49870

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2024-08-24

Publish Date

2024-12-25

Page Start

77

Page End

87

Print ISSN

2357-0326

Online ISSN

2357-0334

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https://mb.journals.ekb.eg/article_399826.html

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399,826

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Researches

Type Code

503

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Microbial Biosystems

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https://mb.journals.ekb.eg/

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Rhizobacterial-induced defense genes and their role in tomato systemic resistance against wilt disease

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Created At

30 Dec 2024