title: Growth promoting effect of a transgenic Bacillus mucilaginosus on tobacco planting.
abstract: In this study, we have investigated the plant growth promoting effect of Bacillus mucilaginosus strain D(4)B(1), a rhizosphere soil organism, and its transgenic strain NKTS-3 on tobacco planting. The transgenic strain contains a phytase expression cassette that can express high active phytase extracellularly and hydrolyze phytate in the soil to liberate inorganic phosphorus for the growth of tobacco plants. Greenhouse study and field experiments showed that both wild-type B. mucilaginosus and the transgenic strain could promote tobacco plant growth. Moreover, the transgenic strain promoted tobacco plant growth (235% more than control in pot experiments and 125% more than control in field experiments) was higher than the wild-type B. mucilaginosus (183% more than control in pot experiments and 108% more than control in field experiments). In addition, the inoculation with transgenic rhizobacteria could significantly improve root acquisition of phosphorus and increase the phosphorus content of the plant.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Bioactive Material, Ministry of Education, China, Life Science College, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ruixiang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yihang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Minggang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D010832:6-Phytase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D018533:Biomass; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D030781:Organisms, Genetically Modified; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D010832:6-Phytase