Sakthivel, KManigundan, KGautam, RKSingh, PKNakkeeran, SSharma, Sushil K2020-01-022020-01-022019-02Sakthivel K, Manigundan K, Gautam RK, Singh PK, Nakkeeran S, Sharma Sushil K. Antioxidant effect of Ferula hermonis Boiss on acrylamide induced testicular toxicity in male rats. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 2019 Feb; 57(2): 138-1440975-10090019-5189http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/191434Bacillus spp. isolated from different soils of Andaman Islands was characterized for antimicrobial potential by different methods. Among 65 strains tested, six Bacillus strains showed best in vitro antagonistic potential against solanaceous bacterial wilt pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum. The identity of the Bacillus strains were confirmed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and biolog based phenotypic fingerprinting. The functional analysis revealed that most of the strains were positive for the production of IAA, siderophore and phosphate solubilization. In glass house and field studies, Bacillus amyloliquifaceans strain (Bs_Abi) showed significant biocontrol efficacy (92.1 and 73.7%, respectively) against brinjal bacterial wilt disease. The antimicrobial potential of Bs_Abi were further ascertained by presence of nine antimicrobial peptide (AMP) gene biosynthesis in PCR amplifications which confirmed the presence of peptide genes for six antibiotics (iturin, bacillomycin D, mycosubtilin, surfactin, bacilysin and subtilin). Our study revealed that the utilization of such antagonistic Bacillus spp. with multi antimicrobial peptide genes and more functional traits from tropical/ extreme soils would play a vital role in management of eggplant bacterial wilt disease and in formulation of new bioinoculants for improving the cropping system in Andaman and Nicobar IslandsJournal ArticleIndiaDivision of Field Crop Improvement and Protection, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair-744 101, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, IndiaCenter for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu-641 003, IndiaNational, Agriculturally Important Microbial Culture Collection, ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NBAIM), Mau Nath Bhanjan-275 001, Uttar Pradesh, India