What benefits of Paenibacillus sonchi have been cited in the scientific literature?
Peer-reviewed research on Paenibacillus sonchi documents nitrogen fixation as a confirmed trait: the organism carries both Mo-nitrogenase and Fe-only nitrogenase gene clusters, and nitrogen fixation activity has been demonstrated experimentally. The literature also reports a remarkably high rate of ammonium excretion, cited directly as relevant to its plant growth-promoting potential.
1AAPFCO-accepted claims
Listing details- Nitrogen fixing.
Accepted wording, shown verbatim · source: AAPFCO Plant Biostimulant list
2Potential claims from the literature
Reported to fix nitrogen, as evidenced by the presence of nitrogen-fixing gene clusters (including Mo-nitrogenase and Fe-only nitrogenase) and demonstrated nitrogen fixation activity
Reported to solubilize inorganic phosphate (hydroxyapatite), suggesting potential as a phosphate-solubilizing bacterium
Reported to produce the phytohormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)
Reported to produce siderophores
Reported to display antagonist activity against Listeria monocytogenes and Pectobacterium carotovorum
Reported to excrete ammonium at a remarkably high rate, a trait relevant to its plant growth-promoting potential
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