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The "pseudo-pathogenic" effect of plant growth-promoting Bacilli on starchy plant storage organs is due to their α-amylase activity which is stimulating endogenous opportunistic pathogens.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Mar 2020
Wu Liming, Li Xi, Ma Liumin, Blom Jochen, Wu Huijun, Gu Qin, Borriss Rainer, Gao Xuewen
Abstract excerpt
Many representatives of the Bacillus subtilis species complex are known as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and are widely used in agriculture as biofertilizers and biocontrol agents. Two bacterial strains, "Korea isolate" and ZL918, taxonomically classified as being Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, isolated from disease-damaged plant organs, were alleged to cause bacterial rot in starchy storage plant...
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