Agronomy (Jan 2022)

Mutation of <i>Bacillus velezensis</i> Using Corona Discharge

  • Ranran Wang,
  • Wei Bian,
  • Zhuran Hu,
  • Lirong Wang,
  • Chunhong Yuan,
  • Katsuyuki Takahashi,
  • Koichi Takaki

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12010166
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
p. 166

Abstract

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Bacillus velezensis is a kind of beneficial bacteria that is widely used in agriculture industry. Bacillus velezensis was irradiated with corona discharge generated by a needle-array high-voltage electrode. The results showed an improvement of activity of Bacillus velezensis by the corona discharge treatment was confirmed at an optimum input energy. Mutation of the Bacillus velezensis by the corona discharge treatment was also confirmed through an rRNA sequence alignment analysis. The enzyme activity of the mutated bacteria was greatly improved, which was a positive effect that can meet the production demand.

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