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Table 2 Antibiotics produced by BCAs for different target pathogens

From: Utilization of biopesticides as sustainable solutions for management of pests in legume crops: achievements and prospects

Source

Antibiotic

Target pathogens

Diseases

References

Pseudomonas fluorescens F113

2,4-diacetyphloroglucinol

Pythium spp.

Damping off

Shanahan et al. (1992)

Agrobacterium radiobacter

Agrocin 84

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Crown gall

Kerr (1980)

Bacillus subtilis AU195

Bacillomycin D

Aspergillus flavus

Aflatoxin contamination

Moyne et al. (2001)

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42

Bacillomycin, fengycin

Fusarium oxysporum

Wilt

Koumoutsi et al. (2004)

Lysobacter sp. strain SB-K88

Xanthobaccin A

Aphanomyces cochlioides

Damping off

Islam et al. (2005)

Trichoderma virens

Gliotoxin

Rhizoctonia solani

Root rots

Wilhite et al. (2001)

Pantoea Agglomerans C9-1

Herbicolin

Erwinia amylovora

Fire blight

Sandra et al. (2001)

B. subtilis QST713

Iturin A

Botrytis cinerea

R. solani

Damping off

Paulitz and Belanger (2001), Kloepper et al. (2004)

B. subtilis BBG100

Mycosubtilin

Pythium aphanidermatum

Damping off

Leclere et al. (2005)

P. fluorescens 2–79 and 30–84

Phenazines

Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici

Take-all

Thomashow et al. (1990)

P. fluorescens Pf-5

Pyoluteorin, Pyrrolnitrin

Pythium ultimum

R. solani

Damping off

Howell and Stipanovic (1980)

Burkholderia cepacia

Pyrrolnitrin, Pseudane

R. solani

Pyricularia oryzae

Damping off and rice blast

Homma et al. (1989)

Bacillus cereus UW85

Zwittermicin A

Phytophthora medicaginis

P. aphanidermatum

Damping off

Smith et al. (1993)

Bacillus thuringiensis

Endotoxin

Helicoverpa armigera

Pod borer

Van Rie et al., (1990)