title: Impact of Bacillus cereus NRKT on grape ripe rot disease through resveratrol synthesis in berry skin.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vine growers are faced with the difficult problem of how to control grape ripe rot disease in vineyards because of fear of accumulation of pesticide residues on grape berries near harvest. Biological control is an alternative non-hazardous technique to control the diseases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Application of resveratrol-synthesis-promoting bacterium, Bacillus cereus strain NRKT, reduced the incidence of grape ripe rot disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in a vineyard. The application of NRKT to berry bunches upregulated the gene expression of stilbene synthase, a key enzyme for resveratrol synthesis in berry skins, thereby promoting resveratrol synthesis in berry skins.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The potential use of NRKT in vineyards is expected to contribute to the increase in resveratrol content in berry skins, thereby protecting grape berries against fungal diseases. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Enology and Viticulture, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Enology and Viticulture, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Enology and Viticulture, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shiho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishiai
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Enology and Viticulture, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Misa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otoguro
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Enology and Viticulture, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001409:Bacillus cereus; D061046:Biological Control Agents; D005638:Fruit / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000077185:Resveratrol; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation; D027843:Vitis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D061046:Biological Control Agents; D013267:Stilbenes; D000217:Acyltransferases; C022674:stilbene synthase; D000077185:Resveratrol
keywords: Bacillus cereus; berry skin; biocontrol; resveratrol; ripe rot disease; stilbene synthase