PMID- 36929887 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230321 LR - 20230701 IS - 2544-4646 (Electronic) IS - 1733-1331 (Print) IS - 1733-1331 (Linking) VI - 72 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Mar 1 TI - Characterization of a Plant Growth-Promoting Endohyphal Bacillus subtilis in Fusarium acuminatum from Spiranthes sinensis. PG - 29-37 LID - 10.33073/pjm-2023-007 [doi] AB - Successful seed germination and seedling growth in orchids require an association with mycorrhizal fungi. An endophytic Fusarium fungal strain YZU 172038 exhibiting plant growth-promoting (PGP) ability was isolated from the roots of Spiranthes sinensis (Orchidaceae). The harboring endohyphal bacteria were detected in the hypha by SYTO-9 fluorescent nucleic acid staining, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and PCR amplification of the 16S rDNA gene's region. Consequently, one endohyphal bacterium (EHB) - a strain YZSR384 was isolated and identified as Bacillus subtilis based on morphology, phylogenetic analysis, and genomic information. The results indicated that the strain YZSR384 could significantly promote the growth of rice roots and shoots similar to its host fungus. Its indole acetic acid (IAA) production reached a maximum of 23.361 mug/ml on the sixth day after inoculation. The genome annotation revealed several genes involved in PGP traits, including the clusters of genes encoding the IAA (trpABCDEFS), the siderophores (entABCE), and the dissolving phosphate (pstABCS and phoABDHPR). As an EHB, B. subtilis was first isolated from endophytic Fusarium acuminatum from S. sinensis. CI - (c) 2023 LAN FANG et al., published by Sciendo. FAU - Fang, Lan AU - Fang L AD - College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China. FAU - Zheng, Xiao AU - Zheng X AD - College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China. FAU - Sun, Zhengxiang AU - Sun Z AD - College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China. FAU - Li, Yanyan AU - Li Y AD - Tobacco Research Institute of Hubei Province, Wuhan, China. FAU - Deng, Jianxin AU - Deng J AD - College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China. FAU - Zhou, Y I AU - Zhou YI AD - College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230324 PL - Poland TA - Pol J Microbiol JT - Polish journal of microbiology JID - 101229003 RN - Fusarium acuminatum SB - IM MH - Bacillus subtilis/genetics MH - *Fusarium/genetics MH - Phylogeny MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Fungi/genetics MH - *Orchidaceae/genetics MH - Plant Roots/microbiology PMC - PMC10280306 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bacillus subtilis OT - Fusarium acuminatum OT - endohyphal bacterium OT - plant growth-promoting ability COIS- Conflict of interest: The authors do not report any financial or personal connections with other persons or organizations, which might negatively affect the contents of this publication and/or claim authorship rights to this publication. EDAT- 2023/03/18 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/22 06:00 PMCR- 2023/03/24 CRDT- 2023/03/17 10:41 PHST- 2022/11/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/02/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/03/17 10:41 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - pjm-2023-007 [pii] AID - 10.33073/pjm-2023-007 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Pol J Microbiol. 2023 Mar 24;72(1):29-37. doi: 10.33073/pjm-2023-007. Print 2023 Mar 1.