An alkaline protease from Bacillus cereus NJSZ-13 can act as a pathogenicity factor in infection of pinewood nematode

BMC Microbiology

Research

Dejun Hao¹  Fengmao Chen¹  Jiajin Tan¹  Yufeng Sun¹  Liangliang Li² 

[1] College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China;College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China;Institute of Biology Co., Ltd., Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China;

关键词: Endophytic bacteria;    Bursaphelenchus xylophilus;    Extracellular protease;    Nematicidal activity;    Bacillus cereus;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12866-022-02752-2

 received in 2022-06-27, accepted in 2022-12-29,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Endophytic bacteria are an important biological control for nematodes. We isolated the nematicidal Bacillus cereus NJSZ-13 from healthy Pinus elliottii trunks. Bioassay experiments showed killing of all tested nematodes by proteins from the NJSZ-13 culture filtrate within 72 h. Degradation of the nematode cuticles was observed, suggesting the action of extracellular bacterial enzymes. The responsible protease was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, and SDS-PAGE. The protease had a molecular weight of 28 kDa and optimal activity at 55 °C and pH 9, indicating an alkaline protease. The study suggests the potential for using this B. cereus NJSZ-13 strain protease to prevent pinewood nematode infection.

【 授权许可】

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