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Serratia sp., an endophyte of Mimosa pudica nodules with nematicidal, antifungal activity and growth-promoting characteristics

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In the present study, the nematicidal activity of an isolated strain of Mimosa pudica nodules was evaluated against the Nacobbus aberrans (J2) phytonymatodes with a mortality of 88.8%, while against the gastrointestinal nematode Haemonchus contortus (L3) and free-living Panagrellus redivivus was 100%. The ability to inhibit the growth of phytopathogenic fungi Fusarium sp., and Alternaria solani, as well as the oomycete Phytophthora capsici, this antifungal activity may be related to the ability to produce cellulases, siderophores and chitinases by this bacterial strain. Another important finding was the detection of plant growth promoter characteristics, such as auxin production and phosphate solubilization. The strain identified by sequences of the 16S and rpoB genes as Serratia sp. is genetically related to Serratia marcescens and Serratia nematodiphila. The promoter activity of plant growth, antifungal and nematicide of the Serratia sp. strain makes it an alternative for the biocontrol of fungi and nematodes that affect both the livestock and agricultural sectors, likewise, candidate as a growth-promoting bacterium.

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The authors would like to express their gratitude to Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) and Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP) from Mexico, for the financial support for the development of this research project number 179540. This research received partial financial support from “Proyectos Fiscales Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias, INIFAP” (Project number 834432984).

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  1. Centro de investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, , Morelos, México

    Erick Williams Méndez-Santiago, Ricardo Sánchez-Cruz, Jorge Luis Folch-Mallol & Victor M. Hernández-Velázquez

  2. Laboratorio de Helmintología, Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Salud Animal E Inocuidad, INIFAP, Carretera Federal Cuernavaca-Cuautla No. 8534 Col. Progreso, C. P. 62550, Jiutepec, Morelos, México

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    Edgar Villar-Luna

  5. División Agroalimentaria, Universidad Tecnológica de La Selva, Ocosingo, Chiapas, México

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Méndez-Santiago, E.W., Gómez-Rodríguez, O., Sánchez-Cruz, R. et al. Serratia sp., an endophyte of Mimosa pudica nodules with nematicidal, antifungal activity and growth-promoting characteristics. Arch Microbiol 203, 549–559 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-020-02051-2

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