Isolation and Characterization of the High Silicate and Phosphate Solubilizing Novel Strain <i>Enterobacter ludwigii</i> GAK2 that Promotes Growth in Rice Plants
2019
Ko-Eun Lee | Arjun Adhikari | Sang-Mo Kang | Young-Hyun You | Gil-Jae Joo | Jin-Ho Kim | Sang-Jun Kim | In-Jung Lee
Silicon (Si) and phosphorus (P) are beneficial nutrient elements for plant growth. These elements are widely used in chemical fertilizers despite their abundance in the earth’s crust. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers is a threat to sustainable agriculture. Here, we screened different Si and P solubilizing bacterial strains from the diverse rice fields of Daegu, Korea. The strain with high Si and P solubilizing ability was selected and identified as <i>Enterobacter ludwigii</i> GAK2 through 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The isolate GAK2 produced organic acids (citric acid, acetic acid, and lactic acid), indole-3-acetic acid, and gibberellic acid (GA<sub>1</sub>, GA<sub>3</sub>) in Luria-Bertani media. In addition, GAK2 inoculation promoted seed germination in a gibberellin deficient rice mutant <i>Waito-C</i> and rice cultivar ‘Hwayoungbyeo’. Overall, the isolate GAK2 increased root length, shoot length, fresh biomass, and chlorophyll content of rice plants. These findings reveal that <i>E. ludwigii</i> GAK2 is a potential silicon and phosphate bio-fertilizer.
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