Photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris GJ-22 induces systemic resistance against viruses

Pin Su, Xinqiu Tan, Chenggang Li, Deyong Zhang, Ju'e Cheng, Songbai Zhang, Xuguo Zhou, Qingpin Yan, Jing Peng, Zhuo Zhang, Yong Liu, Xiangyang Lu

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Abstract

Photosynthetic bacteria (PSB) have been extensively used in agriculture to promote plant growth and to improve crop quality. Their potential application in plant disease management, however, is largely overlooked. In this study, the PSB strain Rhodopseudomonas palustris GJ-22 was investigated for its ability to induce resistance against a plant virus while promoting plant growth. In the field, a foliar spray of GJ-22 suspension protected tobacco plants against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Under axenic conditions, GJ-22 colonized the plant phyllosphere and induced resistance against TMV. Additionally, GJ-22 produced two phytohormones, indole-3-acetic acid and 5-aminolevulinic acid, which promote growth and germination in tobacco. Furthermore, GJ-22-inoculated plants elevated their immune response under subsequent TMV infection. This research may give rise to a novel biological agent with a dual function in disease management while promoting plant growth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)612-624
Number of pages13
JournalMicrobial Biotechnology
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2017

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Funding

Funding information This research was supported by the Special Fund for the Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201303028), the National Science Foundation of China (31272067), the Twelfth Five-year National Support Project of Science and Technology (2014vBAD05B04-4), Joint Research Fund for Young Scholars in Hunan Province and Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (14JJ6059) and the Agricultural Research System of China (CARS-25-B-05). This research was supported by the Special Fund for the Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201303028), the National Science Foundation of China (31272067), the Twelfth Five-year National Support Project of Science and Technology (2014BAD05B04-4), Joint Research Fund for Young Scholars in Hunan Province and Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (14JJ6059) and the Agricultural Research System of China (CARS-25-B-05). The grant agencies had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, the decision to publish or the preparation of this manuscript.

FundersFunder number
Joint Research Fund for Young Scholars in Hunan Province and Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences14JJ6059
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)31272067
Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest201303028
China Agricultural Research SystemCARS-25-B-05, 2014BAD05B04-4
National Science and Technology Program during the Twelfth Five-year Plan Period2014vBAD05B04-4

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biotechnology
    • Bioengineering
    • Biochemistry
    • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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