Plant pathogens are the main threat for profitable agricultural productivity. Currently,
chemical-based pesticides are thought to be an effective and reliable agricultural …

A variety of soil factors are known to increase nutrient availability and plant productivity. The
most influential might be the organisms comprising the soil microbial community of the …

The plant growth promoting model bacterium FZB42T was proposed as the type strain of
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum (Borriss et al.,), but has been recently …

Some isolates of the B acillus subtilis/amyloliquefaciens species are known for their plant
protective activity against fungal phytopathogens. It is notably due to their genetic potential …

Lipopeptides constitute a structurally diverse group of metabolites produced by various
bacterial and fungal genera. In the past decades, research on lipopeptides has been fueled …

Soil-and plant-associated environments harbor numerous bacteria that produce antibiotic
metabolites with specific or broad-spectrum activities against coexisting microorganisms …

Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in the maintenance of the ecosystem. Their diverse
enzymatic machinery facilitates the biogeochemical cycling of essential …

Some plant-associated Bacillus strains produce induced systemic resistance (ISR) in the
host, which contributes to their protective effect against phytopathogens. Little is known …

Over the years, many bacterial isolates have been evaluated as potential biocontrol agents
against soilborne fungal phytopathogens. However, few of them were ultimately successful …

Iturin, a metabolite produced by Bacillus subtilis, has a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect,
and because they are secreted in the rhizosphere of plants, iturins are often mixed with …