NOVEL PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS ERWINIA HERBICOLA BACTERIA STRAIN AND ITS UTILIZATION AS BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT OF FUNGAL DISEASES IN FRUITS

摘要

Disclosed is a substantially pure biological culture of a Pantoea agglomerans bacteria strain, also known as Erwinia herbicola, deposited under number CECT-4920, and its utilization as antagonists for biological control of fungi responsible for fungal blemish of fruits. The effectiveness of said antagonist is extremely high and comparable with that of most widely used fungicides. Said activity is particularly intense under cold-storage conditions. The antagonist is effective in the control of fungal blemish caused by microorganisms inter alia fungi of the Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium digitatum, Penicillium expansum, Penicillium italicum and Rhizopus stolonifer species.