title: Isolation and characterization of endophytic Bacillus subtilis Jaas ed1 antagonist of eggplant Verticillium wilt.
abstract: An endophytic bacterial strain, Jaas ed1, was isolated from the interior of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) stems in Jiangsu Province, China. According to the morphological and physiological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of the 16s rDNA sequence, it was identified as Bacillius subtilis. Strain Jaas ed1 and its cell-free filtrate had strong antifungal activity against Verticillium dahliae. The strain was an internal colonizer within the eggplant without any harmful side effects to the plant. In greenhouse experiments, the strain cell suspension effectively controlled Verticillium wilt of eggplant, and its control efficiency was far more significant than that of the cell-free filtrate after inoculation of V. dahliae.
authors: College of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
authors: Ling
authors: L
authors: Lin
authors: Yong-Sheng
authors: YS
authors: Qiao
authors: Zheng-Ying
authors: ZY
authors: Ju
authors: Chang-Wen
authors: CW
authors: Ma
authors: Ying-Hao
authors: YH
authors: Liu
authors: Yi-Jun
authors: YJ
authors: Zhou
authors: Han-Song
authors: HS
authors: Dong
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology*; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000382:microbiology; D032323:Solanum melongena / Q000382:microbiology*; D020172:Verticillium / Q000502:physiology*