Identification of volatile compounds produced by the bacterium Burkholderia tropica that inhibit the growth of fungal pathogens.

ABSTRACT: It has been documented that bacteria from the Burkholderia genera produce different kinds of compounds that inhibit plant pathogens, however in Burkholderia tropica, an endophytic diazotrophic and phosphate-solubilizing bacterium isolated from a wide diversity of plants, the capacity to produce antifungal compounds has not been evaluated. In order to expand our knowledge about Burkholderia tropica as a potential biological control agent, we analyzed 15 different strains of this bacterium to evaluate their capacities to inhibit the growth of four phytopathogenic fungi, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium oxysporum and Sclerotium rolffsi. Diverse analytical techniques, including plant root protection and dish plate growth assays and gas chromatography-mass spectroscop

SUBMITTER: Tenorio-Salgado S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3728194 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature