Selection of a biocontrol agent based on apotential mechanism of action: degradation of nicotinic acid, a growth factor essential for Erwinia amylovora
Int. microbiol
; 13(4): 195-206, dic. 2010. ilus, tab
Article
in English
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-96708
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ES1.1
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ABSTRACT
This work describes a medium-based screening method for selecting microbial biocontrol agents against Erwinia amylovora based on the degradation of a specific growth factor. Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of the devastating fire blight disease, requires nicotinic acid or nicotinamide as an essential growth factor. Potential biocontrol agents are either selected for antimicrobial production in plate or directly on immature pears or apple blossoms. In this work, we have attempted to streamline the selection of a new potential biocontrol agent with a lower risk of non-target effects by isolation based on the ability to degrade nicotinic acid in vitro, using therefore few plant materials. A total of 735 bacteria and 1237 yeast were isolated from apple blossoms and pre-screened for nicotinic acid-degradation. Pseudomonas rhizosphaerae strain JAN was able to degrade both nicotinic acid and nicotinamide. Mutants deficient in this ability were constructed. JAN, but not the mutants, controlled E. amylovora on pear slices. On detached apple blossoms, JAN colonized apple hypanthia and strongly suppressed E. amylovora growth. Under greenhouse conditions, JAN was more effective in controlling blossom blight than P. fluorescens A506, a commercial biocontrol agent of fire blight unable to degrade nicotinic acid and nicotinamide (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Plant Diseases
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Pseudomonas
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Erwinia amylovora
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Nicotinic Acids
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. microbiol
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
ETH Zurich/Switzerland
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Fondazione Edmund Mach/Italy
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National Competence Center for Fire Blight/Switzerland