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- Title
Biocontrol potential of epiphytic bacteria against Xanthomonas citri pathotypes A and A*.
- Authors
Fathi, Zahra; Rezaei, Rasool; Charehgani, Habiballah; Ghaderi, Fariba; Ghalavoz, Maryam Ghalamzan
- Abstract
Background: Citrus canker caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri (Hasse 1915) is known as a dangerous disease that has serious economic impacts on citrus production in many tropical and subtropical countries. In Iran, Citrus canker disease has caused significant damage to various citrus fruits, particularly limes. Nowadays, employing antagonistic bacteria as an effective and environmentally friendly method for plant disease management has gained special importance. Results: Citrus leaf samples were collected from different regions of Iran, and after isolating epiphytic bacteria, ex planta and in planta investigations concerning antagonistic activities of the isolates against Xanthomonas citri pathotypes A and A* were performed. A total of 94 epiphytic bacterial isolates were isolated from citrus aerial parts. Based on biochemical, physiological, morphological, and genotypic tests, it was determined that these bacteria belong to the Bacillus and Staphylococcus genera. The highest inhibition activity against the pathogenic bacterium was related to isolates D4 and D5. Using the molecular method and the resulting dendrogram, it was found that these isolates were most similar to Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. The present findings demonstrated that pathogenicity test on key lime leaves infected with X. citri pathotypes A and A*, along with the application of the biocontrol strain B. amyloliquefaciens, resulted in a significant reduction in the number of canker lesions. Conclusion: The results strongly suggested that the identified antagonistic bacterial isolates hold promising potential as biocontrol agents for managing citrus bacterial canker disease.
- Subjects
IRAN; CITRUS canker; XANTHOMONAS campestris; BACILLUS (Bacteria); PATHOGENIC bacteria; BACTERIA; BACILLUS amyloliquefaciens
- Publication
Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1110-1768
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s41938-024-00795-3