Oomycete and fungal pathogens, mainly Phytophthora and Fusarium species, are notorious
causal agents of huge economic losses and environmental damages. For instance …

Microbial endophytes are well known to protect host plants against pathogens, thus
representing a promising strategy for the control of xylem-colonizing pathogens. To date, the …

A wide array of fungal endophytes is known to inhabit plant tissues and were recently
recognized as essential for plant health. A better description of the scarcely known …

Insights into plant endophytic microbes and their exploration in agriculture have provided
opportunities for sustainable plant health and food safety. Notable endophytic Bacillus …

Endophytes have an intimate and often symbiotic interaction with their hosts. Less is known
about the composition and function of endophytes in trees. In order to evaluate our …

The endophytic strain Cal. l. 30, isolated from the medicinal plant Calendula officinalis, was
selected among seven Bacillus strains with plant growth promoting activity and strong …

Sugarcane smut is a significant fungal disease that causes a major loss in sugar yield and
quality. In this study, we isolated an endophytic strain B18 from a sugarcane root, which …

The use of indigenous bacterial root endophytes with biocontrol activity against soil-borne
phytopathogens is an environmentally-friendly and ecologically-efficient action within an …

Insights into the application of endophytic bacilli in sustainable agricultural practices have
opened up new avenues for the inhibition of soil-borne pathogens and the improvement of …

Olive (Olea europaea) is a crop of great agronomic, economic and cultural interest for the
Mediterranean Basin, although the increase in world demand for olive oil is expanding its …