10 páginas, 1 tabla, 1 figuraThe increasing interest in the preservation of the environment and the health of consumers
is changing production methods and food consumption habits. Functional foods are increasingly demanded by consumers because they contain bioactive compounds involved in health protection. In this sense biofertilization using plant probiotics is a reliable alternative to the use of chemical fertilizers, but there are few studies about the effects of plant probiotics on the yield of functional fruits and, especially, on the content of bioactive compounds. In the present work we reported that a strain of genus Phyllobacterium able to produce biofilms and to colonize strawberry roots is able to increase the yield and quality of strawberry plants. In addition, the fruits from plants inoculated with this strain have significantly higher content in vitamin C, one of the most interesting bioactive compounds in strawberries. Therefore the use of selected plant probiotics benefits the environment and human health without agronomical losses, allowing the production of highly functional foods.This work was granted by “Junta de Castilla y León” (Regional Government, Grant SA183A11-2) and MINECO (Central Government, Grant AGL2011-29227). Paula García-Fraile is
recipient of a postdoctoral researcher contract from
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. José
David Flores-Félix was supported by a fellowship of
Salamanca University. Marta Marcos García was supported by a fellowship of Fundación Miguel Casado San José. Luís R. Silva is grateful to the financial support from the European Union (FEDER
funds through COMPETE) and National Funds (FCT,
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia) through
project Pest-C/EQB/LA0006/2013 and from the
European Union (FEDER funds) under the framework
of QREN through Project NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-
000069.Peer reviewe
