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Bacterial antagonists ofBotrytis cinerea comprising fluorescent pseudomonads (61%),Bacillus spp. (30%) andSerratia spp. (9%) were isolated from differentBrassica spp.Serratia andPseudomonas strains which showedin vitro antagonism againstB. cinerea andAlternaria brassicicola were tested forin vivo antagonism at 4°C against these fungi using a leaf disk bioassay and for their ability to persist on cabbage leaf surfaces.
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Leifert, C., Sigee, D.C., Epton, H.A.S. et al. Control of fungal pathogens — postharvest. Phytoparasitica 20 (Suppl 1), S143–S148 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980426
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