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Endophytic Bacillus Species Induce Systemic Resistance to Plant Diseases

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Bacillus species with antagonistic and plant growth-promoting activities have been used for biological agents as an alternative to agrochemicals for control of major diseases, but their mechanisms are still rudimentary and interesting. The mechanisms of induced systemic resistance (ISR), in endophytic Bacillus species that enhance activity of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) through cellular or hormonal defense to the pathogen plays a crucial role in host resistance. The expression of microbial PRRs and its associated molecular pattern (MAMPs) through the induction mechanism has been conducted by the root-colonizing endophytic Bacillus species. This ISR by the Bacillus species is sometimes turned into primed induction to keep the plant silence and quiet; therefore, the defensive marker genes have been triggered early. Bacillus polymyxa, B. pumilus, B. coagulans, B. cereus, B. oryzicola YC7007, and B. velezensis YC7010 have been used successfully as biocontrol agents against diseases mainly on blast, sheath blight, bacterial blight, and bakanae of rice. Endophytic Bacillus bacteria induce systemic resistance by colonizing inside the root of the host plant against pathogens. This type of interaction is called induced systemic resistance.

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  1. Plant Pathology Division, Regional Agricultural Research Station, BARI, Chittagong, Bangladesh

    Mohammad Tofajjal Hossain

  2. Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea

    Young Ryun Chung

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Hossain, M.T., Chung, Y.R. (2019). Endophytic Bacillus Species Induce Systemic Resistance to Plant Diseases. In: Islam, M., Rahman, M., Pandey, P., Boehme, M., Haesaert, G. (eds) Bacilli and Agrobiotechnology: Phytostimulation and Biocontrol. Bacilli in Climate Resilient Agriculture and Bioprospecting. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15175-1_9

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