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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1986 September; 52(3): 552-555
Copyright © 1986, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Antagonism of Lactic Acid Bacteria against Phytopathogenic Bacteria

Ronèl Visser, Wilhelm H. Holzapfel^*, Johannes J. Bezuidenhout and Johannes M. Kotzé

Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology. University of Pretoria, 0002 Pretoria, South Africa

ABSTRACT

A variety of lactic acid bacteria, isolated from plant surfaces and plant-associated products, were found to be antagonistic to test strains of the phytopathogens Xanthomonas campestris, Erwinia carotovora, and Pseudomonas syringae. Effective "in vitro" inhibition was found both on agar plates and in broth cultures. In pot trials, treatment of bean plants with a Lactobacillus plantarum strain before inoculation with P. syringae caused a significant reduction of the disease incidence.

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