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. 2019 Dec 5;8(12):575. doi: 10.3390/plants8120575

Table 1.

Protection of plants by plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM) against viral diseases.

Strain of PGPM Plants Method of Treatment PGPM Effectiveness Against Viruses Source
Pseudomonas syringae (heat-killed cells) Nicotiana tabacum Foliar spraying Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) [35]
Bacillus uniflagellatus Nicotiana tabacum Soil drench TMV [36]
Pseudomonas lachrymans Cucumis sativus Foliar spraying Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) [37]
Bacillus spp. Gossypium herbaceum Soil drench/foliar spray Tobacco streak virus (TSV) [38]
B. amyloliquefaciens MBI600 Solanum lycopersicum/Solanum tuberosum Foliar spraying Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) [24]
B. amyloliquefaciens FZB24, FZB42 Nicotiana tabacum Soaking the roots TMV [39]
B. pumilus EN16 Nicotiana tabacum Soaking the roots TMV [40]
B. subtilis SW1 Nicotiana tabacum Soaking the roots TMV [40]
B. subtilis Ch13 Solanum tuberosum Micro-tubers spraying PVY, potato virus X (PVX) [41]
Bacillus pumilus T4 Vigna unguiculata Seed spraying Bean Common Mosaic Virus (BCMV) [42]
Bacillus subtilis GBO3 Vigna unguiculata Seed spraying BCMV [42]
B. pumilus SE34 Solanum lycopersicum Seed spraying CMV [43]
P. fluorescens CHA0 Nicotiana tabacum Foliar spraying Tobacco necrosis virus (TNV) [44]
P. fluorescens CHA0 Vigna mungo Foliar spraying Urdbean leaf crinkle virus (ULCV) [45]
P. fluorescens P3 Nicotiana tabacum Foliar spraying TNV [46]
Bacillus cereus (I-35), Stenotrophomonas sp. (II-10) Capsicum annuum Seed treatment and soil drench TMV virus, Chili veinal mottle virus (ChiVMV) [47]
Pseudozyma churashimaensis Capsicum annuum Soil drench CMV, pepper mottle virus (PMV), pepper mild mottle virus (PMMV), and Broad bean wilt virus (BBWV) [48]
Paenibacillus lentimorbus B-30488 Nicotiana tabacum Soil drench CMV [49]
Azotobacter vinelandii, Azotobacter chroococcum Solanum tuberosum Tuber drench PVY, PVX, PLRV [50]
P. putida A3 Nicotiana tabacum Soil drench TMV [51]
B. pumilus Nicotiana tabacum Leaves juice TMV (destroying viral particles) [52]
Bacillus pumilus SE34, Kluyvera cryocrescens IN114, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens IN937a, Bacillus subtilus IN937b Solanum lycopersicum Soil drench CMV [53]
Rhodopseudomonas palustris GJ-22 Nicotiana tabacum Seed treatment TMV [54]
S. marcescens 90-166 Arabidopsis thaliana Seed treatment CMV [55]
B. amyloliquefaciens 5B6 Capsicum annuum Foliar treatment CMV [56]
Microbial consortiums
Bacillus subtilis GB03 + B. pumilus SE34/B. amyloliquefaciens IN937a/B. subtilis IN937b/B. pumilus INR7/B. pumilus T4 Solanum lycopersicum Seed treatment CMV [57]
Serattia marcescens 90-166 + P. putida 89B-61/B. pumilus SE34 Cucumis sativus Seed spraying CMV [58,59]
Bacillus licheniformis MML2501 + Bacillus sp. MML2551 + Pseudomonas aeruginosa MML2212 + Streptomyces fradiae MML1042 Helianthus annuus Seed treatment Sunflower necrosis virus disease (SNVD) [60]
B. amyloliquefaciens IN937a + B. pumilus SE34 + B. pumilus T4 Carica papaya /Solanum lycopersicum Seed treatment Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV-W) /Tomato chlorotic spot virus (TCSV) [61]
P. fluorescens Pf1. + Bacillus spp. EPB22 incidence with a final efficiency of up to 80% Musa spp Foliar treatment Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) [62]
Individual strain/microbial consortiums + chemical immunoregulators
P. fluorescens CHAO+chitin Musa spp. Soil drench BBTV [20]
Pseudomonas sp. (206 (4) + B-15 + JK-16 + chitosan olygomers Solanum lycopersicum Seed treatment Tomato leaf curl virus (ToLCV) [21]
Bacillus polymixa + Pseudomonas fluorescens + chitin olygomers Cucumis sativus Seed treatment Squash mosaic virus (SqMV) [22]
B. pumulus INR7 + benzothiadiazole Capsicum annuum Foliar treatment CMV [23]