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Bacterial endophytes from wild and ancient maize are able to suppress the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia homoeocarpa.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Mar 2016
Shehata H R, Lyons E M, Jordan K S, Raizada M N
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AIMS: The aim of this study was to determine if endophytes from wild and ancient Zea plants (corn family) have anti-fungal activities, specifically against the most important fungal pathogen (Sclerotinia homoeocarpa) of creeping bentgrass, a relative of Zea, used here as a model grass. METHODS AND RESULTS: A library of 190 bacterial endophytes from wild, ancient and modern Zea plants were tested for their ability...
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