Annals of Microbiology (2003) 53, 29-35

Jihong Zhao, Janzhong Li and Fanzuo Kong (2003)
Biocontrol activity against Botrytis cinerea by Bacillus subtilis 728 isolated from marine environment
Annals of Microbiology 53 (1), 29-35
Abstract: A total of 126 marine microorganisms were isolated from seawater and sea sediments of Chinese near coast. The disc diffusion method was used to screen for antagonisms against Botrytis cinerea in vitro and 11 isolates displayed distinct inhibition on PDA plates. In the bioassay on tomato seedlings, 4 isolates gave lower disease incidence than the control treated, but only one isolate reduced the disease incidence when the test was repeated. The effective isolate 728 was identified to be Bacillus subtilis by comparative sequence analysis of its 16S rDNA gene. The results suggest that the isolate 728 may have potential as a biocontrol agent for tomato grey mould.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
evaluation - screening - selection

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Botrytis cinerea	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Bacillus subtilis (antagonist)	Botrytis cinerea	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)