Biofilm Changes of Clinically Isolated Coagulase Negative Staphylococci

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CoNS) are remarkable for the heterogeneity in the chemical composition and...     

Role of Nanocurcumin as a Surface Modifying Agent with Excellent Preventive Effect on Device-Related CoNS Infections

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - The study focused on the analysis of efficiency of curcumin and nanocurcumin (NC) against biofilm-forming...     

Plant Growth Promoting Endophytic Serratia sp. ZoB14 Protecting Ginger from Fungal Pathogens

Soft rot caused by Pythium sp. is a major challenge to the cultivation of Zingiber officinale Rosc. (Ginger). In the present study, endophytic Serratia sp. ZoB14 isolated from ginger rhizome was found to have inhibitory effect towards Pythium myriotylum and also against other pathogens. This was confirmed by dual culture and scanning electron microscopic analysis. Further, ZoB14 was identified to have the presence of aminopyrrolnitrin oxidase gene involved in the biosynthesis of pyrrolnitrin. The rhizome bacterization with ZoB14 has revealed its protective effect to ginger from Pythium infection. In addition, the organism was observed to have the presence of an array of plant growth promoting traits with in vivo growth enhancement effect on Vigna unguiculata seedlings. Even though Serratia species have previously been reported for antifungal properties, its plant growth supportive features and isolation from rhizome of ginger make the study highly significant.

     

Combined Effect of Pseudomonas spp. Consortium and Fertilizer with Micronutrients on Enhanced yield of Amaranthus tricolor (L.)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) affects the enhancement of growth and yield of...