I have got very good strains of Alcaligenes faecalis but i am afraid if there will be any problem in publishing my work or going for field application. Kindly suggest.
You will certainly be able to publish your work. However, regulatory authorities will not let you use this strain in the environment because it is a pathogen.
Parenthetically, I should add that many years ago we found a soil bacteria with a very high level of ACC deaminase activity. However, once we discovered that the organism was Bacillus anthracis, we stopped working on this as we knew that this would cause all sorts of problems.
why not ? actually it is very genuine to show the PGPR traits of such bacterium.
Alcaligenes faecalis is generally considered nonpathogenic and it can be found in soil. it means that it can stay viable after applying it on the field. I think you should go ahead and valorize this bacterium as soon as possible.
You will certainly be able to publish your work. However, regulatory authorities will not let you use this strain in the environment because it is a pathogen.
Parenthetically, I should add that many years ago we found a soil bacteria with a very high level of ACC deaminase activity. However, once we discovered that the organism was Bacillus anthracis, we stopped working on this as we knew that this would cause all sorts of problems.
In my experience, it is much better to completely avoid any bacteria that might be pathogenic because such organisms will be more trouble than they are worth. Even using purified components, you will have to prove that there is no hazard involved. This is okay for the lab but absolutely not for the field where the regulatory authorities in most countries are very strict. The world has plenty of harmless bacteria; use them.
Thank you so much sir Bernard R. Glick for your valuable answer. Its my privilege to seek advice from you. I would now limit my work on Alcaligenes to publications only.
I noticed on your Research Gate page that you are interested in growing plants in conditions of high salt. We have done quite a lot of work in this area and much of it can be found on my Research gate page where you can download whatever you like.
Yes sir!!! In our lab we are working on salt tolerant PGPR and we are trying to remediate the surrounding saline areas using PGPR. In our country India and specifically in our state salinity is a major issue. we follow your research and would surely do in future also. Once again thank you so much sir!!! Hoping your guidance in future also.
As pointed out by @ Professor Bernard Glick , it is better to avoid such potentail pathogens. Please download a review of Biosafety of Bioinoculants from my home page in Research Gate.