In vitro studies of biofilm-forming Bacillus strains, biocontrol agents isolated from the maize phyllosphere.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to assess how biofilm formation by three Bacillus isolates was affected by changes in temperature, water potential, growth media, time, and the combinations between these factors. The strains had been selected as potential biological control agents (BCAs) in earlier studies, and they were identified as B. subtilis and B. velezensis spp. through 16 rRNA sequencing and MALDI-TOF MS. Maize leaves (ML) were used as one of the growth media, since they made it possible to simulate the nutrient content in the maize phyllosphere, from which the bacteria were originally isolated. The strains were able to form biofilm both in ML and biofilm-inducing MSgg after 24, 48, and 72 h. Biofilm development in the form of pellicles and architecturally complex colonies varied morp

SUBMITTER: Fessia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9731887 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature