Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (5): 300-309.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2024-1076

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Identification of Bacillus cereus YT2-1C with High Indoleacetic Acid Yield and Its Growth-promoting Effect

ZHANG Hui1(), LU Wen-cai1(), WANG Dong1, LIU Qian1,2, MA Lian-jie1   

  1. 1.Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 401329
    2.College of Life Sciences/Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Characteristic Crop Resources, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 400000
  • Received:2024-11-06 Online:2025-05-26 Published:2025-06-05
  • Contact: LU Wen-cai E-mail:1501380987@qq.com;253953014@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective The growth promotion and bacteriostatic potential of strain YT2-1C with high yield of indoleacetic acid was analyzed to provide a basis for its subsequent development and utilization. Method The strain was identified by morphological characteristics, 16S rRNA and 31 house-keeping genes. The IAA yield of strain was quantitatively determined. The potential of the strain in iron production, phosphorus solubilization, potassium solubilization, protease production, nitrogen fixation and bacteriostasis were analyzed. The growth-promoting effect of the strain was further verified by seedling breeding and field experiments. The functional genes related to growth-promoting were preliminarily analyzed from the genome level. Result The strain was identified as Bacillus cereus. The IAA yield of this strain reached 193 μg/ml. It had the ability of producing iron carrier, dissolving phosphorus, producing protease, and inhibiting bacteria. The results from breeding experiment showed that the plant height, chlorophyll, stem diameter and fresh weight of cucumber, pepper and tomato significantly increased by inoculation of YT2-1C strain. There was still good growth-promoting effect after cucumber plants transplanted to the field. Whole genome sequencing analysis showed that strain YT2-1C had 54 genes related to growth promotion and 5 genes related to non-ribosomal peptide synthesis. Conclusion Bacillus cereus YT2-1C is a strain that has the function of promoting growth and preventing disease. It has significant growth-promoting effect on cucumber, pepper and tomato, and contains many genes related to growth-promoting and disease-preventing, which lays a foundation for the development of its microbial microbial agent.

Key words: growth-promoting bacteria, Bacillus cereus, strain YT2-1C, IAA, seedling substrate, whole genome sequencing