Microbial proteases: ubiquitous enzymes with innumerable uses

P Solanki, C Putatunda, A Kumar, R Bhatia, A Walia - 3 Biotech, 2021 - Springer
Proteases are ubiquitous enzymes, having significant physiological roles in both synthesis
and degradation. The use of microbial proteases in food fermentation is an age-old process …

Bacteria as biocontrol tool against phytoparasitic nematodes

VD Migunova, N Sasanelli - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phytoparasitic nematodes cause severe damage and yield losses to numerous agricultural
crops. Considering the revision of the EU legislation on the use of pesticides on agricultural …

Microbial and viral chitinases: Attractive biopesticides for integrated pest management

F Berini, C Katz, N Gruzdev, M Casartelli… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
The negative impact of the massive use of synthetic pesticides on the environment and on
human health has stimulated the search for environment-friendly practices for controlling …

Microbial metabolomics: essential definitions and the importance of cultivation conditions for utilizing Bacillus species as bionematicides

I Horak, G Engelbrecht… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Root‐knot nematodes are destructive phytopathogens that damage agricultural crops
globally, and there is growing interest in the use of biocontrol based on rhizobacteria such …

Genomic designing for biotic stress resistant grapevine

S Vezzulli, D Gramaje, J Tello, G Gambino… - Genomic designing for …, 2022 - Springer
Grapevines are challenged by a range of diseases and pests, causing economic losses and
requiring often costly approaches to mitigate damage. Public interest in reducing the use of …

Bacillus-based bionematicides: development, modes of action and commercialisation

G Engelbrecht, I Horak… - Biocontrol Science …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Agricultural crops are severely damaged by root-knot nematodes causing extensive
financial losses globally. Historically, agrochemicals have been the preferred method to …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of Lysobacter enzymogenes B25, a potential biological control agent of plant-parasitic nematodes, and its mode of action

S Martínez-Servat, L Pinyol-Escala… - AIMS …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It is certainly difficult to estimate productivity losses due to the action of phytopathogenic
nematodes but it might be about 12% of world agricultural production. Although there are …

Screening, identification and application of soil bacteria with nematicidal activity against root‐knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) on tomato

G Liu, X Lin, S Xu, G Liu, F Liu… - Pest management …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Root‐knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are soilborne pathogens that can
cause great damage to and economic loss of crops globally. Owing to the high toxicity of …

[HTML][HTML] Nematicidal activity of thermostable alkaline protease produced by Saccharomonospora viridis strain Hw G550

OM Darwesh, AS El-Hawary, US El Kelany… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Application of thermostable alkaline protease to control the harmful nematodes was
investigated in the current study. A total of 14 proteolytic actinomycetes were isolated from …

Grapevine decline is associated with difference in soil microbial composition and activity

R Darriaut, G Martins, C Dewasme, S Mary… - Oeno One, 2021 - oeno-one.eu
Grapevine decline is a top concern in viticulture worldwide and is often associated with
many biotic and abiotic factors. Grape trunk diseases and viruses are some of the most …