Bacillus laterosporus Bl13 has good antagonistic effect on the pathogen of tomato early blight (TEB) disease. A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effect and mechanism of B. laterosporus Bl13 against TEB disease by measuring biological traits such as plant height, stem diameter, disease index of TEB, activity of plant defense enzyme in leaves, and microbial diversity and community composition in root area. The results showed that B. laterosporus Bl13 could significantly reduce the disease index of TEB disease incidence, increase the activity of defensive enzymes including polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) in leaves, and reduce the effects of the disease on the aboveground and root growth of tomato. Meanwhile, B. laterosporus Bl13 improved soil microbial community structure in the root zone, by significantly increasing the relative abundance of plant growth-promoting bacteria (Bacillus and Pseudomonas) and decreasing that of Olpidium and Haematonectria. The results showed that B. laterosporus Bl13 could enhance plant resistance against TEB disease through improving the activity of defensive enzymes in tomato leaves and increasing the number of beneficial microbes in the root zone.
以对番茄早疫病原菌有良好拮抗效果的侧孢芽孢杆菌Bl13为研究对象,采用盆栽试验,通过测定番茄株高、茎粗、番茄早疫病病情指数、叶片内防御酶活性以及根区土壤微生物多样性、微生物群落结构组成等指标,探究侧孢芽孢杆菌Bl13防治番茄早疫病的效果及机制。结果表明: 接种Bl13可显著降低番茄早疫病的病情指数,提高叶片内多酚氧化酶(PPO)、过氧化物酶(POD)等防御酶活性,降低病害对植物地上部分及根系生长发育的影响。同时,改善番茄根区土壤微生物群落结构,使芽孢杆菌属、假单胞菌属等常见有益菌属相对丰度显著提高,油壶菌属、血赤壳属相对丰度显著降低。侧孢芽孢杆菌Bl13可通过提高番茄叶片内防御酶活性并增加根区中有益微生物的数量来增强植物对番茄早疫病的抗性,从而实现对番茄早疫病的防治。.
Keywords: Bacillus laterosporus; defensive enzyme; early blight; microbial community structure; tomato.