Genomics assisted functional characterization of <i>Bacillus velezensis</i> E as a biocontrol and growth promoting bacterium for lily.

ABSTRACT: Lily (Lilium spp.) is one of the most famous ornamental flowers globally. Lily basal rot (also known as root rot or stem rot) and lily gray mold have seriously affected the yield and quality of lily, resulting in huge economic losses. In this study, bacterial strain E was isolated from a continuous lily cropping field. Strain E displayed high control efficiency against lily basal rot and gray mold, caused by Fusarium oxysporum and Botrytis cinerea respectively, and promoted the occurrence of scale bulblets. Strain E displayed strong inhibitory effects against several other plant pathogenic fungi and two pathogenic bacteria in dual culture and disc diffusion assays, respectively. Whole genome sequencing revealed that strain E contained a 3,929,247 bp circular chromosome

SUBMITTER: Li B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9748698 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature