NOVEL BIOFUNGICIDE BACTERIAL STRAIN AND THE PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF

摘要

The biofungicidal Erwinia herbicola (Pantoea agglomerana) strain EPS125 (deposited as CECT 5392), also its extracts, active derivatives or mutants, all of which have essentially the same specific molecular and phenotypic markers as CECT 5392. An independent claim is also included for a method for isolating CECT 5392. ACTIVITY : Plant Antifungal. When apples (variety Golden) were treated with Penicillium expansum at a concentration of 104> conidia/ml and stored for 15 days at 15 [deg]C, the mean diameter of the lesions was 46.3 mm. When the apples were treated 6-12 hours before challenge with a composition containing 108> colony-forming units of CECT 5392, the lesion size was reduced to 13.6 mm. MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given.