title: Plants probiotics as a tool to produce highly functional fruits: the case of phyllobacterium and vitamin C in strawberries.
abstract: The increasing interest in the preservation of the environment and the health of consumers is changing production methods and food consumption habits. Functional foods are increasingly demanded by consumers because they contain bioactive compounds involved in health protection. In this sense biofertilization using plant probiotics is a reliable alternative to the use of chemical fertilizers, but there are few studies about the effects of plant probiotics on the yield of functional fruits and, especially, on the content of bioactive compounds. In the present work we reported that a strain of genus Phyllobacterium able to produce biofilms and to colonize strawberry roots is able to increase the yield and quality of strawberry plants. In addition, the fruits from plants inoculated with this strain have significantly higher content in vitamin C, one of the most interesting bioactive compounds in strawberries. Therefore the use of selected plant probiotics benefits the environment and human health without agronomical losses, allowing the production of highly functional foods.
authors: Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
authors: José David
authors: JD
authors: Flores-Félix
authors: REQUIMTE/, Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors: Luis R
authors: LR
authors: Silva
authors: Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centro Hispano Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
authors: Lina P
authors: LP
authors: Rivera
authors: Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
authors: Marta
authors: M
authors: Marcos-García
authors: Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: García-Fraile
authors: Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centro Hispano Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Unidad Asociada Universidad de Salamanca-CSIC (IRNASA), Salamanca, Spain.
authors: Eustoquio
authors: E
authors: Martínez-Molina
authors: Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centro Hispano Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Unidad Asociada Universidad de Salamanca-CSIC (IRNASA), Salamanca, Spain.
authors: Pedro F
authors: PF
authors: Mateos
authors: Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Unidad Asociada Universidad de Salamanca-CSIC (IRNASA), Salamanca, Spain.
authors: Encarna
authors: E
authors: Velázquez
authors: REQUIMTE/, Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Andrade
authors: Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Unidad Asociada Universidad de Salamanca-CSIC (IRNASA), Salamanca, Spain.
authors: Raúl
authors: R
authors: Rivas
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development; D031985:Fragaria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D059127:Phyllobacteriaceae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D019936:Probiotics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D001205:Ascorbic Acid