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Chitinolytic Streptomyces griseorubens E44G enhances the biocontrol efficacy against Fusarium wilt disease of tomato

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Streptomyces griseorubens E44G is a chitinolytic bacterium isolated from cultivated soil in Saudi Arabia (a hot, arid climatic region). In vitro, antifungal potential of S. griseorubens E44G was assessed against the phytopathogenic fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (the causative agent of the Fusarium wilt disease of tomato). An inhibition zone of 24 mm was recorded. The chitinolytic activity of S. griseorubens E44G was proved when the colloidal chitin agar plate method was used. A thermostable chitinase enzyme of 45 kDa molecular weight was purified using gel filtration chromatography. The optimum activity was obtained at 60 °C and pH 5.5. The purified enzyme has shown a very pronounced activity against the phytopathogenic fungus, F. oxysporum. The molecular characterization of the chitinase gene indicated that it consists of 1218 bp encoding 407 amino acids. The phylogentic analysis based on the nucleotide DNA sequence and the deduced amino acids sequence showed high similarity percentages with other chitinases isolated from different Streptomyces species. In the field evaluation, application of both S. griseorubens E44G treatments significantly increased all tested growth and yield parameters and decreased the disease severity compared with the infected-untreated tomato plants suggesting potential as a biocontrol agent.

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The authors would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University for its funding of this research through the Research Group Project No. RGP-VPP-327.

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  1. Plant Protection and Biomolecular Diagnosis Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, Alexandria, Egypt

    Younes M. Rashad & Elsayed E. Hafez

  2. Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar

  3. Department of Seed Pathology Research, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

    Khalid M. Ghoneem

  4. Microbial Activity Unit, Microbiology Department, Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

    Wesam I. A. Saber

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Rashad, Y.M., Al-Askar, A.A., Ghoneem, K.M. et al. Chitinolytic Streptomyces griseorubens E44G enhances the biocontrol efficacy against Fusarium wilt disease of tomato. Phytoparasitica 45, 227–237 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-017-0580-3

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