Plant growth promoting and antagonistic Enterobacter sp. EPR4 from common bean rhizosphere of garhwal himalayan inhibits a soil-borne pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Plant growth stimulating and antagonistic properties of 7 bacterial isolates beneficial Enterobacter spp. (EPR1- EPR7) screened from the rhizospheric soil Phaseolus vulgaris plants growing in Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India was studied against borne phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causes root rots various crops. Among isolates, EPR4 showed 64.8% reduction colony fungal pathogen dual culture. All seven are capable producing Indole Acetic Acid (IAA), but also produced cyanogens, solubilized inorganic organic phosphate, siderophore, ACC (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid) deamininase, extracellular enzymes like chitinase which inhibited phytopathogen. For strain, 16S rRNA gene sequencing followed by NCBI - BLAST similarity maximum sequence (100%) with species (available on data base), recognized as sp. (GenBank accession number JN225424). The has potential to be used a biocontrol agent S. well good plant promoter for common bean other crops grown India's Himalaya.