Identification of Tobacco Endophytic Bacterium ZY-9-13 and Its Antifungal Activities against Phytopathogens
Species of tobacco endophytes are abundant.Recently, more and more attention was focused on these resources as bicontrol agents against phytopatogens.In this study, ZY-9-13, a bacterial endophyte isolated from leaf of tobacco variety K326, showed a wide range of antifungal spectrum which exhibited antagonistic activities towards all the 6 tested phytopathogens.The antifungal activities of ZY-9-13 against the mycelial growth of Phytophthora parasitica var.nicotianae,Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cuben,F.solani,F.omysporum f.sp.cucumerinum,Gibberella sanbinetti and Rhizoaonia solani were 68.13 %, 68.53 %, 52.23 %, 46.61%, 57.85 % and 43.45 %, respectively.ZY-9-13 could cause the mycelia and conidia of fungi into deformation and diapause.Based on the morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics, as well as phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequence, ZY-9-13 was identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.
Bacillus amyloliquefaciensEndophytic bacteria of tobaccoBiological control