Evidence of Biocontrol Activity of Bioinoculants Against a Human Pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes.

ABSTRACT: Due to rhizodeposits and various microbial interactions, the rhizosphere is an extremely dynamic system, which provides a conductive niche not only for bacteria beneficial to plants but also for those that might pose a potential threat to humans. The importance of bioinoculants as biocontrol agents to combat phytopathogens has been widely recognized. However, little information exists with respect to their role in inhibiting human pathogens in the rhizosphere. The present study is an attempt to understand the impact of an established bacterial consortium, Azotobacter chroococcum, Bacillus megaterium, and Pseudomonas fluorescens, on the survivability of Listeria monocytogenes in the rhizosphere of Cajanus cajan and Festuca arundinacea. An experiment

SUBMITTER: Sharma R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7078112 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature