Biocontrol traits of Bacillus licheniformis GL174, a culturable endophyte of Vitis vinifera cv. Glera.

Nigris S., Baldan E., Tondello A., Zanella F., Vitulo N., Favaro G., Guidolin V., Bordin N., Telatin A., Barizza E., Marcato S., Zottini M., Squartini A., Valle G., Baldan B.. (2018)

BMC Microbiology, 18, 133

Bacillus licheniformis GL174 is a culturable endophytic strain isolated from Vitis vinifera cultivar Glera, the grapevine mainly cultivated for the Prosecco wine production. This strain was previously demonstrated to possess some specific plant growth promoting traits but its endophytic attitude and its role in biocontrol was only partially explored. In this study, the potential biocontrol action of the strain was investigated in vitro and in vivo and, by genome sequence analyses, putative functions involved in biocontrol and plant-bacteria interaction were assessed.

BMC Microbiology, 18, 133

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