Enhanced root colonization and biocontrol activity of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SQR9 by abrB gene disruption

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 8823-8830

  Weng, Jun ^a,b   Wang, Yang ^a,b   Li, Juan ^a,b   Shen, Qirong ^a,b   Zhang, Ruifu ^a,b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

AbrB; Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Biocontrol; Biofilm; Chemotaxis; Root colonization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFILMS; TRANSCRIPTION;

ABRB; ANTAGONISTIC BACTERIA; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; CHEMOTAXIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ROOT COLONIZATION;

BIOCONTROL;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHEMOTAXIS; COLONIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ROOT COLONIZATION; WILT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMOTAXIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; GEN ABRB; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE SEQUENCE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT ROOT; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROOT COLONIZATION;

BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

ANTIBIOSIS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CHEMOTAXIS; CITRULLUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT ROOTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84885370705     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4572-4     Document Type: Article

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