Abstract
In the present study, the antifungal activity of metabolites produced by Bacillus atrophaeus B5 and a new Brevibacterium strain against Alternaria alternata was evaluated. Assays in vitro and in vivo on tomato fruit during postharvest were made. Based on the 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis, the new strain (strain B7) was identified as Brevibacterium frigoritolerans. Metabolites produced by both bacterial strains reduced the spore germination of A. alternata in vitro and decreased the severity of the alternaria rot disease on tomato fruit during postharvest. This is the first report that demonstrates the potential of B. frigoritolerans B7 as a biocontrol agent against this fungal phytopathogen. The use of metabolites produced by B. atrophaeus B5 and B. frigoritolerans B7 represents a new approach to reduce the use of chemical pesticides and control fungal decay during the postharvest stage.
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Claim · model-written summary
Strain B7 was identified as Brevibacterium frigoritolerans.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Interactor
- Brevibacterium frigoritoleransPeribacillus frigoritoleranse0biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- identified as Brevibacterium frigoritoleranse0
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Verbatim
e0“the new strain (strain B7) was identified as Brevibacterium frigoritolerans”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Metabolites of both bacterial strains reduced A. alternata spore germination in vitro.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Metabolites produced by both bacterial strainse0
- Interactor
- A. alternata
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Alternaria alternatae0pathogen - Outcome
- spore germination of A. alternatae0
- Direction
- reducede0
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Verbatim
e0“Metabolites produced by both bacterial strains reduced the spore germination of A. alternata in vitro”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Bacterial metabolites decreased Alternaria rot severity in postharvest tomato fruit.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- fruite0
- Treatment
- Metabolitest0
- Outcome
- severity of the alternaria rot diseasee0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“decreased the severity of the alternaria rot disease on tomato fruit during postharvest”
t0“Metabolites Produced by Bacillus atrophaeus and Brevibacterium frigoritolerans Strains on Postharvest Biocontrol of Alternaria alternata in Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose using these metabolites to control postharvest fungal decay and reduce chemical pesticide use.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- reduce the use of chemical pesticides and control fungal decay during the postharvest stagee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The use of metabolites produced by B. atrophaeus B5 and B. frigoritolerans B7 represents a new approach to reduce the use of chemical pesticides and control fungal decay during the postharvest stage”
t0“Tomato”
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