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H. Manjunatha1 , M.K. Naik2 and R. Rangeshwaran3
1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, India.
2Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
3Principal Scientist, NBAIR, Bangalore, India.
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2017;11(3):1487-1495
https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.11.3.33 | © The Author(s). 2017
Received: 15/07/2017 | Accepted: 05/09/2017 | Published: 30/09/2017
Abstract

Native fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates from the rhizosphere of various crops grown in the state of Karnataka in southern India were isolated, identified and screened for their ability to act as biological control agents for economically important fungal plant pathogens. Ninety two Pseudomonas isolates were isolated from the rhizosphere soil of different crop plants from the farms of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur (India) and surrounding villages, Dharwad and IIHR, Bangalore using specific medium. All the isolates were found to be gram-negative rods. Among these, 66 isolates produced the characteristic yellow pigmentation and showed fluorescence. The isolates were categorized into four groups based on siderophore production (high, moderate, low and no production) and evaluated for the presence of pvdA, phl and plt genes associated with siderophore production, DAPG and pyoluteorin respectively. None of them appeared to carry the pvdA and plt genes. However, one isolate RPF-13 was found to carry the phl gene based on gene specific PCR results. This  DAPG+ve  isolate was identified as Pseudomonas putida by 16s r DNA sequence analysis. This paper reports the identification of one of the few highly effective DAPG producing Pseudomonas isolates from southern India that can be used biological control in addition to the identification and characterization of several other fluorescent Pseudomonads with potential to serve as bio-control agents against a number of important pathogenic fungal species.

Keywords

Fluorescent pseudomonads, characterization, 2,4-DAPG, siderophore.

Introduction

Management of soil-borne pathogens has been a major concern in agriculture. Among bacteria with potential utility in bio-control, fluorescent pseudomonads show promise due to their ability to survive in the rhizosphere and inhibit numerous plant pathogens in diverse environments (Johri et al 1997).  Certain strains suppress plant diseases by protecting roots from infection by soil-borne pathogens.  Recently, considerable attention has been paid to plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), primarily fluorescent pseudomonads, such as Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas putida.  Both these species are aggressive root colonizers and play a major role in biological control of plant pathogens (Johri et al 1997).

The genus Pseudomonas consists of a large group of active bio-control bacterial strains with the general ability to produce antifungal metabolites such as siderophores, hydrogen cyanide (HCN), and proteases, possessing antagonistic activities against plant pathogens. Additionally, P. fluorescens is known to produce antibiotics such as phenazine and antimicrobial metabolites such as 2, 4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG), pyoluteorin, HCN, and salicylic acid (SA), capable of inhibiting a broad spectrum of plant pathogenic fungi, bacteria, and nematodes (Boruah and Kumar 2002).

In iron-deficient environments, fluorescent pseudomonads such as P. aeruginosa, P. putida, and P. fluorescens, among others, produce different fluorescent peptidic siderophores, named pyoverdines (Pvd) (Meyer 2000). Siderophores are the low molecular weight compounds that chelate with ferric ions (Fe3+) and get competitive advantage for fluorescent pseudomonads in association with plants. In addition to their role in iron acquisition, pvds also function as extracellular signaling molecules that induce the production of virulence factors in P. aeruginosa (Lamont et al 2002).

As previously mentioned, the antimicrobial compound DAPG is a major determinant in the biological control activity of a range of plant pathogens by many fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. (Fenton et al 1992).  PhlA, B, C, and D genes are responsible for the production of DAPG in P. fluorescens (Abbas et al 2002).  Since its distribution in the bacterial community is limited, phlD is used as a marker gene to identify DAPG producers.  Probes and primers specific for a sequence within phlD have been used to monitor the population dynamics of 2, 4-DAPG producers in take-all decline disease-suppressive and -conducive soils (Raaijmakers et al 1997) and in rhizospheres of maize (Picard et al 2000).  McSpadden-Gardener et al (2001) cloned and sequenced a major portion of the phlD open reading frame from five genotypically different strains and identified a primer pair (B2PF and BPR4) that could be used to detect as few as log 2.4 cells per sample.

The primary objective of the study described here was to collect and characterize fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates from the rhizospheres of various crops grown in the North-Eastern Dry Zone of the Indian state of Karnataka which harbors several different soil types (including black cotton and red soils in the drier regions and laterites in the transitional zone of the region) and assess the potential of these and two other previously collected isolates from this region to serve as bio-control agents.

Materials and Methods

Isolation and characterization of indigenous fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates    
Soil samples were collected at the end of the monsoon season (October) from the rhizosphere of numerous crops such as chilli, sunflower, redgram, groundnut, field bean, beans, greengram, egg plant, tomato, sunhemp, and cotton at a soil depth of 15-20cm from the farms of UAS campus, Raichur (Karnataka) and surrounding farmers fields and also from farms of Dharwad and IIHR, Bangalore. Plants were removed from the soil by hand and 80-100g of rhizosphere soil was collected along with portions of roots. The collected rhizosphere soil and roots were then transferred to 250mL conical flasks containing 100mL sterile distilled water, and were incubated with shaking for approximately 24 hr. Serial dilutions up to 10-4, 10-5, and 10-6 were prepared in 1mL aliquots and approximately 0.1mL of these suspensions was spread on plates with King’s B medium (HIMEDIA, Mumbai, India). The plates were incubated at 28oC for 48hr and subsequently evaluated for pigment production.

Isolates used
The isolates used in this study included 92 isolates collected from different hosts in the fields of UAS Raichur, Dharwad  and another one from the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, (IIHR) Bangalore, India as well as and two isolates Pf4 and Pf6 which had been isolated from the same region in a previous study (Anand et al 2010).

Characterization of the different isolates of fluorescent Pseudomonas was performed according to Schaad (1992) using 24 to 48hr old cultures for each test. Tests used for identification of fluorescent pseudomonas include-

Gram staining
A loop full of bacterial suspension was smeared on to a glass slide in such way to get a thin smear. It was air-dried and heat fixed by passing the slide rapidly two to three times over Bunsen burner flame.  The smear was flooded with crystal violet (primary stain) solution for 1 min.  The slide was washed with a gentle stream of tap water, blotted dry and flooded with Lugol’s iodine (moderant) for 1 min. The slide was washed again with water, blotted dry, and decolorized by rinsing in a gentle stream of 95 % ethyl alcohol for 30 sec to remove excess stain, counter staining was done by flooding with safranin (secondary stain) for 20 sec. Finally, the slide was washed with tap water, blotted dry and evaluated microscopically for the identification of gram negative or gram-positive according to the pink-red or blue-violet staining respectively.

Pigment production
The bacterial colonies from the King’s B plates were streaked on Pseudomonas Agar (HIMEDIA, Mumbai, India) and incubated at room temperature 28 ± 2oC for 48h. These colonies were subsequently assessed for yellow pigmentation and fluorescence under the ultraviolet light.

Determination of spectrum of plant pathogen suppressed by different indigenous Pseudomonas fluorescens isolates
Dual culture test and screening of fluorescent Pseudomonas for biocontrol activity
Efficacy of two (Pf-4 and Pf-6) isolates of Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated in a previous study by Anand et al (2010) was evaluated against a range of pathogens predominant in the region using the dual culture technique described below. The fungal pathogens included in this test using Pf-4 and Pf-6 were Fusarium solani, Rhizoctonia bataticola, Alternaria sesami, Colletotrichum gleoesporioides, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv punicae, Macrophomina phaseolina, Cercospora capsici and Sclerotium rolfsii. The fluorescent Pseudomonads isolated as a part of this study were only evaluated against Macrophomina phaseolina, the dry root rot pathogen of many pulse crops in India.

The bio-control agent and the test fungus were inoculated side by side on a single petri plate containing solidified PDA medium. The bacterial biocontrol agents were streaked one day earlier to the test pathogen. Three replicates were maintained for each isolate with one control containing only the pathogen. The plates were incubated at 280C. Observations were recorded when there was full growth of pathogen in the control plate (6-7 days). The diameter of the colony of the pathogen was measured in both directions and average was recorded. Percent inhibition on growth of the test pathogen was calculated by using the formula  I = (C-T)/C x 100, where I is  Per cent inhibition, C is Radial growth of the pathogen in control and T is Radial growth of pathogen in treatment given by Vincent (1927).

Evaluation of fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates for synthesis of siderophore
Siderophore production was determined by the Chrome Azurol S (CAS) assay Schwyn and Nielands (1987). The four solutions used to prepare CAS agar were sterilized separately before mixing to produce the final blue-colored medium. A change in color to orange or the presence of a light orange halo surrounding bacterial growth was used to indicate siderophore production by the bacterial isolates. This color change is based on the principle that the blue color of CAS agar medium is due to the iron-dye complex and when siderophores are produced, the iron is released from the complex by chelating with siderophores resulting in an orange color.

Molecular detection of phl (DAPG) gene from fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates
DNA was isolated from selected fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates using the HiPurATM Bacterial and Yeast Genomic DNA Purification Spin Kit (HIMEDIA, Mumbai, India). PCR amplification for phl (DAPG) and plt (pyoluteorin) was performed according to Naik et al (2008) and for the pvdA (siderophore) gene and it was performed according to Takase et al (2000). The procedure involved the use of 25µL reaction mixtures containing approximately 40 ng of total DNA, 10X PCR buffer, dNTPs (200 µM each), 20 pmol of each forward and reverse primer and 3.0 U of Taq DNA polymerase enzyme (Bangalore Genei, Bangalore, India). PCR products (10µL aliquots) were separated on a 1.5% (w/v) agarose gel with ethidium bromide staining. Sequences of primers used in the study are provided in Table 1.
Table (1):
Sequences of primers used in the study.

Primer name
Sequence (5’ to 3’)
fD1
GAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCA
rP2
ACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTT
Phl2a
GAGGACGTCGAAGACCACCA
Phl2b
ACCGCAGCATCGTGTATGAG

16s rDNA sequence analysis for identification of Pseudomonas species
Amplification of 16s rDNA was completed as described by Naik et al (2008). A 5 µL aliquot of amplified product was analyzed on a 0.7% (w/v) agarose gel which was stained with ethidium bromide. PCR products were purified using a commercial kit (Sigma-Aldrich, Bangalore, India) and then sequenced by Bangalore Genei, Bangalore, India.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Isolation and characterization of fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates
Ninety two bacterial isolates collected from the rhizosphere of different crops were characterized, all isolates were found to be Gram-negative and rod shaped. Sixty six isolates produced pigment on the Pseudomonas Agar medium and also fluoresced under UV light. The source, designation, and characterization of the different Pseudomonas isolates used in this study are presented in Table 2.
Table (2):
Characterization of Pseudomonas isolates for fluorescence, siderophore production and antifungal activity against M. phaseolina.

Isolate
Rhizosphere source
Fluorescent (F) or Non-fluorescent (NF)
Siderophore production*
Antifungal activity against M. phaseolina (% inhibition)
Pf-1
Chilli
F
31-40
Pf-2
Chilli
F
0-10
Pf-3
Chilli
F
+
31-40
Pf-4*
Chilli
F
+
11-20
Pf-5
Chilli
F
+
21-30
Pf-6*
Chilli
F
11-20
Pf-7
Chilli
F
0-10
Pf-8
Chilli
F
+
31-40
Pf (PGPR)
Chilli
F
21-30
Pf (RCH)
Chilli
F
11-20
Pf (m)
Chilli
F
+
31-40
RPF-1
Cynodon dactylon
NF
11-20
RPF-2
Cynodon dactylon
NF
21-30
RPF-3
Ground nut
F
+
31-40
RPF-4
Ground nut
F
+
21-30
RPF-5
Ground nut
F
+
11-20
RPF-6
Chilli
F
+
11-20
RPF-7
Chilli
F
+
31-40
RPF-8
Greengram
F
+
31-40
RPF-9
Greengram
F
+++
21-30
RPF-10
Greengram
NF
11-20
RPF-11
Field bean
F
31-40
RPF-12
Field bean
F
+
11-20
RPF-13
Brinjal
F
+
>40
RPF-14
Field bean
F
+
21-30
RPF-15
Field bean
F
+
21-30
RPF-16
Field bean
F
+
11-20
RPF-17
Field bean
F
++
11-20
RPF-18
Field bean
F
21-30
RPF-19
Field bean
F
++
11-20
RPF-20
Field bean
F
+++
0-10
RPF-21
Field bean
NF
11-20
RPF-22
Field bean
F
++
11-20
RPF-23
Field bean
F
++
11-20
RPF-24
Field bean
F
++
0-10
RPF-25
Tomato
NF
+
11-20
RPF-26
Tomato
F
+++
11-20
RPF-27
Tomato
F
+++
31-40
RPF-28
Tomato
F
+++
31-40
RPF-29
Ground nut
NF
11-20
RPF-30
Sesame
F
+++
11-20
RPF-31
Tomato
F
+
31-40
RPF-32
Tomato
F
+
11-20
RPF-33
Tomato
F
+
11-20
RPF-34
Chilli
F
11-20
RPF-35
Bean
F
21-30
RPF-36
Bean
F
+
11-20
RPF-37
IIHR, Bangalore
NF
0-10
RPF-38
Bean
F
+
11-20
RPF-39
Bean
F
11-20
RPF-40
Bean
F
0-10
RPF-41
Bean
F
+
0-10
RPF-42
Sorghum
F
+
11-20
RPF-43
Sorghum
F
+
0-10
RPF-44
Sorghum
F
11-20
RPF-45
Okra
F
+
21-30
RPF-46
Okra
F
+
11-20
RPF-47
Okra
F
11-20
RPF-48
Egg Plant
F
21-30
RPF-49
Egg Plant
F
+
11-20
RPF-50
Egg Plant
F
+
31-40
RPF-51
Field bean
F
+
11-20
RPF-52
Egg Plant
F
+
21-30
RPF-53
Egg Plant
F
+
11-20
RPF-54
Egg Plant
F
++
21-30
RPF-55
Sunflower
F
+
11-20
RPF-56
Pigeon pea
NF
+
0-10
RPF-57
Paddy
NF
21-30
RPF-58
Paddy
NF
11-20
RPF-59
Paddy
NF
+
0-10
RPF-60
Paddy
NF
+
11-20
RPF-61
Paddy
NF
21-30
RPF-62
Paddy
NF
+
0-10
RPF-63
Paddy
NF
11-20
RPF-64
Paddy
NF
11-20
RPF-65
Paddy
NF
11-20
RPF-66
Paddy
NF
11-20
RPF-67
Paddy
NF
11-20
RPF-68
Paddy
NF
+
0-10
RPF-69
Paddy
NF
0-10
RPF-70
Paddy
NF
11-20
RPF-71
Paddy
NF
21-30
RPF-72
Paddy
F
31-40
RPF-73
Paddy
NF
21-30
RPF-74
Paddy
NF
11-20
RPF-75
Paddy
NF
+
11-20
RPF-76
Groundnut
F
++
21-30
RPF-77
Pigeon pea
F
21-30
RPF-78
Pigeon pea
F
+
0-10
RPF-79
Paddy
F
+
11-20
RPF-80
Sunflower
F
21-30
RPF-81
Chilli
F
+
0-10

*<2 mm orange zone = + (low producer); 2-4 mm orange zone = ++ (moderate producer); >4 mm orange zone = +++ (high producer); – = No siderophore production,
*Initially reported by Anand et al., 2010
Determination of the spectrum of bio-control activity of fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates against different plant pathogens
It has been reported that isolates Pf-4 and Pf-6 possess good bio-control activity and induced high systemic resistance to Fusarium wilt in chilli Anand et al (2010). Therefore, the efficacy of Pf-4 and Pf-6 isolates against a range of pathogens such as  Fusarium solani f. sp. udum, Rhizoctonia bataticola, R. solani, Alternaria sesami Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae, Macrophomina phaseolina, Cercospora capsici, and Sclerotium rolfsii was evaluated using a dual culture technique.  Both these isolates were found to be capable of inhibiting the growth of the different pathogens used in this study though to varying degrees. Overall, the Pf4 isolate was found to be more effective than the Pf 6 isolate. The results of the dual culture technique are presented below. (Table 3, Figure 1)
Table (3):
Inhibition of mycelial growth of plant pathogens by Pseudomonas fluorescens as determined by a dual culture

Pathogens % of mycelial growth inhibition over control
Pf-4 Pf-6
Macrophomina phaseolina 21.30 (27.35) 14.44 (22.26)
Rhizoctonia bataticola 24.07 (28.59) 23.33 (28.82)
Rhizoctonia solani 32.96 (34.83) 26.85 (30.94)
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Udum 48.14 (43.93) 46.30 (42.85)
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides 41.67 (39.87) 32.22 (34.57)
Fusarium solani 24.07 (29.34) 31.48 (34.10)
Sclerotium rolfsii 40.74 (39.61) 11.11 (19.06)
Cercospora capsici 21.67 (27.63) 21.48 (27.53)
Alternaria sesame 20.00 (26.46) 19.26 (25.53)
Mean 30.51 25.16
Pathogen P. fluorescens isolates Interaction
S.E± 10.73 8.31 4.79
CD at 1% 40.37 31.27 18.05

Figures in the parenthesis are arc sine transformed values.


Fig. 1. Spectrum of pathogens inhibited by Pseudomonas fluorescens isolates

Evaluation of fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates for siderophore production
A scale based on the size of the orange zone created due to siderophore production was developed to determine the ability of fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates for siderophore production on the CAS agar medium, among 92 isolates obtained in this study, 6 isolates were observed to be high producers of siderophore (>4 mm orange zone surrounding bacterial growth), 7 isolates were moderate producers (2-4 mm orange zone), 41 isolates were low producers (<2 mm orange zone), and 38 isolates did not produce any siderophore. (Table 2 and Figures 2 and 3). These variations in the ability to produce siderophores is consistent with earlier reports (Dave and Dube 2000; Yeole et al 2001).


Fig.2. Siderophore production by Flurescent Pseudomonas isolates on CAS agar medium

Fig.3. Six fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates producing more Siderophore on CAS agar medium

Molecular detection of 2, 4-DAPG gene from indigenous fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates
Initial screening of fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates obtained in this study for their bio-control activity was performed against M. phaseolina using the dual plate technique.  Among all isolates tested, 38 were observed to reduce mycelial growth by 25 to 44% under in vitro conditions (Table 2). Further, to assess their ability to produce DAPG, genomic DNA of 38 fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. isolates demonstrating 25 to 44% reduction in mycelia growth of M. phaseolina were analyzed for the presence of phlD. The results of the PCR analysis conducted using primers Phl2a and Phl2b led to the amplification of a DNA fragment of the desired size (approximately 745 bp) from only one isolate, RPF-13 which had been isolated from the rhizosphere of egg plant (Figure 4). This isolate was also the one that showed maximum inhibition of mycelial growth in the In-vitro assays (Table 2).  The fact that only one isolate tested positive for the presence of phlD is, perhaps, expected based on what others have observed previously. The presence of DAPG-producing Pseudomonas spp. was first reported by Velusamy et al (2006) where only 27 out of the 637 strains isolated were found to produce 2, 4-DAPG. Moreover, out of 47 isolates assessed by Ahmadzadeh et al (2006) only three isolated Pseudomonas were found to produce DAPG. These studies highlight the fact that the occurrence of DAPG producers in Indian soils is very low. This study is the one of the report in which phlD was detected in an isolate of fluorescent pseudomonad from a particular ecological region of Raichur.

Fig. 4. Amplification of the DAPG gene in the RPF13 isolate

16s rDNA sequence analysis
A 1316 bp fragment of the 16S rDNA gene of RPF-13 was amplified using primers fD1 and rP2 (Bangalore Genei, Bangalore, India). The PCR products were purified and sequenced. The resulting sequence was compared to sequences in the GenBank using BLASTN and the RPF-13 isolate was identified as P. putida on the basis of 16S rRNA sequence homology.  The sequence of the 16S rDNA is provided below and has been deposited in the Genbank (accession number HM439957).

CONCLUSION

This article is one of the reports of an indigenous fluorescent Pseudomonas isolate that can be effectively used for bio-control of pathogenic fungal species in a largely agricultural region of India where the use of chemicals is rampant. This would provide growers in the region an invaluable tool for disease control in a number of economically important crops.  Further characterization of the phenotypic and biochemical properties of the anti-microbial compounds produced by this isolate are in progress and need to be completed prior to commercialization.

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