Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Screening of Multifunctional Bacteria with Biocontrol and Biofertilizing Effects

Division of Biotechnology, Chonbuk National University

Correspondence to bsyun@jbnu.ac.kr

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) August 1, 2011, 39(2):126-130.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2010.39.2.126
(Received 17, June 2011., Accepted 25, July 2011)
Published: August 1, 2011.
© The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

In the course of search for multifunctional microbial inoculants, three Bacillus strains (BS11-1,BS11- 2,BS11-3) with biological control and biofertilizing effects were selected. In this study, their ability for solubilization of insoluble phosphate, production of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), siderophore, and hydrolytic enzymes, and antagonism against phytopathogenic fungi were estimated. All strains produced IAA and siderophore depending on culture time and produced a visible clear zone on agar plate containing 0.5% carboxylmethyl cellulose as a carbon source. Also, these strains exhibited antifungal activities against phytopathogenic fungi, Botrytis cinerea, Cylindrocarpon destructans, Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia solani, and Phytophthora capsici.

Keywords

Antifungal activity, Bacillus spp., Biofertilizing effect, Biological control, Lytic enzyme

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