Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFMs): Potential Bioinoculants for Sustainable Crop Production

Bacteria belonging to the genus Methylobacterium, popularly known as pink pigmented facultative methylotrophic (PPFM) bacteria, are well known for their distinct ability to use single-carbon compounds like methanol, formate and formaldehyde, and also a variety of multi-carbon substrates lacking carb...

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Published in:Journal of pure & applied microbiology : an international research journal of microbiology 2023-06, Vol.17 (2), p.660-681
Main Authors: Nysanth, N.S., Rajan, S. Anu, Sivapriya, S.L., Anith, K.N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria
biocontrol
Biological control
Carbon compounds
Formaldehyde
Harvesting
methylobacterium
methylotrophs
Pests
Physiological aspects
plant growth promotion
Plants
ppfms
Sustainable agriculture
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Summary:Bacteria belonging to the genus Methylobacterium, popularly known as pink pigmented facultative methylotrophic (PPFM) bacteria, are well known for their distinct ability to use single-carbon compounds like methanol, formate and formaldehyde, and also a variety of multi-carbon substrates lacking carbon-carbon bonds. These bacterial groups are ubiquitously distributed, especially in phyllosphere and rhizosphere, and their occurrence have been reported in more than 100 species of plants so far. PPFMs have profound influence on soil fertility, crop growth and yield. The ability for phosphate acquisition, nitrogen fixation, iron chelation and phytohormone production indicate the possibility of developing them as promising biofertilizer candidates. In addition, many of them possess biocontrol activity against several phytopathogens. PPFMs induce several physiological changes in plants, making the plants more resistant to biotic and abiotic stress. They can therefore be promising alternatives to conventional chemical inputs in sustainable agricultural systems.
ISSN:0973-7510
2581-690X
DOI:10.22207/JPAM.17.2.17