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- Title
Biological control of soil-borne pathogens by fluorescent pseudomonads.
- Authors
Haas, Dieter; Défago, Geneviève
- Abstract
Particular bacterial strains in certain natural environments prevent infectious diseases of plant roots. How these bacteria achieve this protection from pathogenic fungi has been analysed in detail in biocontrol strains of fluorescent pseudomonads. During root colonization, these bacteria produce antifungal antibiotics, elicit induced systemic resistance in the host plant or interfere specifically with fungal pathogenicity factors. Before engaging in these activities, biocontrol bacteria go through several regulatory processes at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2005, Vol 3, Issue 4, p307
- ISSN
1740-1526
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro1129