Dr. rer. nat. Gylaine Vanissa Tchuisseu Tchakounte

Dr. rer. nat.
Gylaine Vanissa Tchuisseu Tchakounte
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tchuisseu@igzev.de
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Wissenschaft
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Program areas: Plant – microbe interactions
Thesis title: “The potential plant growth-promoting of Cameroon soil bacteria community and their effect on maize growth”
Curriculum Vitae
Since October 2015: PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Silke Ruppel.
My background is in plant biology and plant biotechnology. My Master thesis was focusing on phosphate solubilizing bacteria. The goal was to characterize bacteria from acidic soil according to their phosphate solubilizing ability in vitro on plate and shaking culture and evaluate their effect on different plants growth in pots.
Now at IGZ, since it has been shown that bacteria harbouring many beneficial traits can help plant to growth better, I will extend my work to plant growth-promoting bacteria associated with maize plant grown in Cameroon soil.
Maize is one of the prominent food crops in Cameroon. Although it can be cultivated in all five agroecological zones of Cameroon, its productivity remains low due to the acidity and nutrient deficiency of cultivable soils. Biological approaches for improving crops production are gaining strong status and plant growth-promoting have been reported to be present in high population in the rhizosphere and as endophytes of many crops. But, till now nothing is known about which bacteria are associated with maize grown in different agroecological zones of Cameroon. Moreover, it has been shown that for a maximum exploitation of the plant-bacteria association, effective bacteria must be selected in plant studies that take specific ecological conditions in consideration, e.g. crop management, soil and temperature. Therefore, the aim of my research would be to assess the diversity and the functional plant growth-promoting potential of soil bacteria community from maize fields in Cameroon using the phenotypic and genetic approaches, in order to decide which bacteria or group of bacteria can promote better the growth and yield of maize grown in specific environmental conditions in Cameroon.
The Response of Maize to Inoculation with Arthrobacter sp. and Bacillus sp. in Phosphorus-Deficient, Salinity-Affected Soil
Tchakounte, V.T.G.; Berger, B.; Patz, S.; Becker, M.; Turečková, V.; Novák, O.; Tarkowská, D.; Henri, F.; Ruppel, S. (2020). The Response of Maize to Inoculation with Arthrobacter sp. and Bacillus sp. in Phosphorus-Deficient, Salinity-Affected Soil. Microorganisms, Vol. 8, 1005.
DOI:10.3390/microorganisms8071005
→Community structure and plant growth-promoting potential of cultivable bacteria isolated from Cameroon soil
Tchuisseu Tchakounté, G.V.; Berger, B.; Patz, S.; Fankem, H.; Ruppel, S. 2018. Community structure and plant growth-promoting potential of cultivable bacteria isolated from Cameroon soil. Microbiological Research 214, 47-59.
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2018.05.008
→Comparative genomics reveal a flagellar system, a type VI secretion system and plant growth-promoting gene clusters unique to the endophytic bacterium Kosakonia radicincitans
Becker, M.; Patz, S.; Becker, Y.; Berger, B.; Drungowski, M.; Bunk, B.; Overmann, J.; Spröer, C.; Reetz, J.; Tchuisseu Tchakounté, G.V.; Ruppel, S. 2018. Comparative genomics reveal a flagellar system, a type VI secretion system and plant growth-promoting gene clusters unique to the endophytic bacterium Kosakonia radicincitans. Frontiers in Microbiology 9:1997.
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01997
→Data on molecular identification, phylogeny and in vitro characterization of bacteria isolated from maize rhizosphere in Cameroon
Tchuisseu Tchakounte G.V.; Berger, B.; Patz, S.; Fankem, H.; Ruppel, S. 2018. Data on molecular identification, phylogeny and in vitro characterization of bacteria isolated from maize rhizosphere in Cameroon. Data in Brief 19, 1410-1417.
DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.06.003
→Assessing the role of native plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) isolated from Cameroonian soil as bio-inoculant in improving plant growth
Tchakounte, Vanissa 2020: Assessing the role of native plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) isolated from Cameroonian soil as bio-inoculant in improving plant growth. Lebenswissenschaftliche Fakultät der Martin-Luther-Universität zu Berlin, 129 S.
Community structure and plant growth-promoting potential of cultivable bacteria isolated from Cameroon soil
Tchuisseu Tchakounté, GV.; Berger, B.; Patz, S.; Fankem, H.; Ruppel, S. 2018. Community structure and plant growth-promoting potential of cultivable bacteria isolated from Cameroon soil. The Plant Microbiome, Book of Abstracts, 45.
Community structure and plant growth-promoting potential of cultivable bacteria isolated from Cameroon soil
Tchuisseu Tchakounté, GV.; Berger, B.; Patz, S.; Fankem ,H.; Ruppel, S. 2017. Community structure and plant growth-promoting potential of cultivable bacteria isolated from Cameroon soil. Communicating Science-Connecting Worlds, Plants and People Conference. Book of Abstracts, 77.
Maize (Zea mays) growth promotion by rock-phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from nutrient deficient soils of Cameroon
Tchuisseu Tchakounté, G.V.; Berger, B.; Fankem, H.; Silke, R., 2016. Maize (Zea mays) growth promotion by rock-phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from nutrient deficient soils of Cameroon. 7th European Plant Science Retreat, June 20 – 23, 2016, book of abstracts, p. 54.
Maize (Zea mays) growth promotion by rock-phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from nutrient deficient soils of Cameroon
Tchuisseu Tchakounté, GV.; Fankem ,H.; Berger, B.; Ruppel, S. 2016. Maize (Zea mays) growth promotion by rock-phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from nutrient deficient soils of Cameroon. 7th European Plant Science Retreat. Book of Abstracts, 54.
Phosphate solubilizing microorganisms as fertility tools for nutrient deficient soils of Cameroon
Tchuisseu Tchakounté, GV.;Fankem, H.; Berger, B.; Ruppel, S. 2016. Phosphate solubilizing microorganisms as fertility tools for nutrient deficient soils of Cameroon. Phosphorus 2020 – Challenges for Synthesis, Agriculture, and Ecosystems 8th International Phosphorus Workshop (IPW8). Book of Abstracts, 187.