Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (12): 313-327.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2025-0209

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Isolation and Identification of Biocontrol Bacteria for Potato Anthracnose in Three Strains and Optimization of Fermentation Parameters for Cultures with High Antibacterial Activity

LUO Ming-kai(), ZHANG Hao-jie, SHI Hui-qin, LI Ya-nan, FENG Rui-chao, SHEN Shuo()   

  1. Qinghai University/Qinghai Plateau Germplasm Resources Research and Utilization Laboratory/Qinghai Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biotechnology of Qinghai Plateau/Key Laboratory of Potato Breeding of Qinghai Province/Northwest Potato Engineering Research Center, Xining 810016
  • Received:2025-02-27 Online:2025-12-26 Published:2026-01-06
  • Contact: SHEN Shuo E-mail:kailuo1010@163.com;fjfzss@126.com

Abstract:

Objective Potato anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum coccodes, severely impacts both yield and quality. Bacillus spp. are commonly used as biocontrol agents, making the search for efficient and low-toxicity strains to manage this disease highly significant. This study focused on three Bacillus strains with strong antibacterial activity and their composite microbial community. By optimizing the fermentation parameters of the composite Bacillus, the aim is to enhance its inhibitory effect against the pathogen, providing a reference for the development of composite biocontrol agents. Method Endophytic bacteria were isolated from potato tubers by tissue isolation and scribing methods, strains with strong inhibitory effect on potato anthrax were screened by drug-sensitive paper slide method, the taxonomic status of the active strains was determined by combining morphological and molecular biological identification, and the optimal ratio of the three strains was determined by drug-sensitive paper slide method, and the composite group was optimized by one-factor test and response surface design. The fermentation medium and fermentation conditions of HQS6513 were optimized by one-way test and response surface design. Result Three strains QS10-6, QS2-5 and QS2-13 with obvious inhibitory effect on potato coccodes (Colletotrichum coccodes) were screened out from potato tubers and identified as Bacillus atrophaeus, Bacillus atrophaeus and Bacillus velezensis, response surface method analysis was optimized to obtain the optimal fermentation medium for the composite colony HQS6513 as bran 2.5%, yeast extract powder 2.6%, NaCl 1.0%, and the optimal fermentation conditions as incubation temperature of 32 ℃, pH 5, inoculum amount of 2.0%, and shaking table speed of 190 r/min, and the optimized bacterial inhibition rate of the composite colony HQS6513 reached 69.66%. Conclusion Three strains of Bacillus spp. were isolated, and the composite colony HQS6513 composed of these three strains of Bacillus spp. had high inhibitory activity against C. coccodes, and the optimization of fermentation formula and culture conditions for it resulted in the increase of cell production and inhibitory activity of the composite flora HQS6513.

Key words: Colletotrichun coccodes, complex flora, Bacillus atrophicus, Bacilhas velezensis, response surface methodology, fermentation parameters