The bacterial genus Pantoea comprises many versatile species that have been isolated from
a multitude of environments. Pantoea was delineated as a genus approximately 25 years …

In the pursuit of higher food production and economic growth and increasing population, we
have often jeopardized natural resources such as soil, water, vegetation, and biodiversity at …

Citrus diseases are the dominant threat to citrus production and cause substantial economic
losses. At present, chemical control is highly effective and is widely applied in the control of …

Citrus (Citrus spp.) species produce a variety of fruits that are popular worldwide. Citrus
fruits, however, are susceptible to postharvest decays caused by various pathogenic fungi …

Background Phytopathogenic fungi affecting crop and post-harvested vegetables are a
major threat to food production and food storage. To face these drawbacks, producers have …

Pantoea agglomerans, a gammaproteobacterium of plant origin, possesses many beneficial
traits that could be used for the prevention and/or treatment of human and animal diseases …

ABSTRACT A long-term experiment on the effect of chitin addition to soil on the suppression
of soilborne pathogens was set up and monitored for 8 years in an experimental field …

Ten bacteria isolate (4 Bacillus subtilis, 2 Bacillus pumilus, 2 Bacillus cereus, 1 Bacillus
megaterium, and 1 Agrobacterium radiobacter) were tested in vitro for antagonistic …

Chitin amendment is a promising soil management strategy that may enhance the
suppressiveness of soil toward plant pathogens. However, we understand very little of the …

Aflatoxin (highly toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites produced by fingi)
contamination is a serious problem worldwide. Modern agriculture and animal production …