Original Paper
The prospective of endophytic microorganisms allied with medicinal plants is disproportionally large compared to those in other biomes. The use of antagonistic microorganisms to control devastating fungal pathogens is an attractive and eco-friendly substitute for chemical pesticides. Many species of actinomycetes, especially the genus Streptomyces, are well known as biocontrol agents. We investigated the culturable community composition and biological control ability of endophytic
Ajit Kumar Passari,
Vineet Kumar Mishra,
Vijai Kumar Gupta,
Ratul Saikia,
Bhim Pratap Singh
Polish Journal of Microbiology , ISSUE 3, 319–329
Original Paper
Hui Qu,
Longyu Zhao,
Fengchun Zhao,
Yufang Liu,
Zhengyou Yang
Polish Journal of Microbiology , ISSUE 2, 171–176
Short Communication
product. Thus, this work suggests the expiration date of biocontrol agents composed with spores could be estimated using the accelerated aging method.
Yu Zheng,
Xiaoyang Jiao,
Fang Chen,
Xuelian Wang,
Min Wang
Polish Journal of Microbiology , ISSUE 4, 461–464
research-article
, 2002). Although there are several chemical alternatives to methyl bromide available in the market today, their mechanisms are either poorly understood or not extremely specific to the target nematodes. Furthermore, biocontrol also offers the option to isolate bioactive metabolites from microorganisms and develop them into bionematicides, in addition to using the organism by itself. It is also a good idea to develop biocontrol agents and bionematicides to work synergistically with currently employed
Deepak Haarith,
Kathryn E. Bushley,
Senyu Chen
Journal of Nematology , 1–17
Mini Review
but mediate the process of producing crops and foods naturally. This method avoids the use of synthetic chemical fertilizers and genetically modified organisms to influence the growth of crops. In addition to their role in enhancing the growth of the plants, biofertilizers can act as biocontrol agents in the rhizosphere at the same time. Biofertilizers are very safe for human, animal and environment. The use of Azotobacter, Azospirillum, Pseudomonas, Acetobacter, Burkholderia, Bacillus
Walid Fediala Abd El-Gleel Mosa,
Lidia Sas-Paszt,
Mateusz Frąc,
Paweł Trzciński
Polish Journal of Microbiology , ISSUE 3, 243–251
Research Article
With recently discovered soybean cyst nematode (SCN) viruses, biological control of the nematodes is a theoretical possibility. This study explores the question of what kinds of viruses would make useful biocontrol agents, taking into account evolutionary and population dynamics. An agent-based model, Soybean Cyst Nematode Simulation (SCNSim), was developed to simulate within-host virulence evolution in a virus-nematode-soybean ecosystem. SCNSim was used to predict nematode suppression under a
Safyre Anderson,
Chinmay Soman,
Sadia Bekal,
Leslie Domier,
Kris Lambert,
Kaustubh Bhalerao
Journal of Nematology , ISSUE 2, 79–90
original-paper
-naphthylamine. In this study, only 11% of isolated bacteria were naphthylamidase-positive. The ρ-nitrophenyl-nacetyl-β-D-glucosaminide (NAG) test was carried out to detect glucosaminidase enzyme, which hydrolyzes p-nitrophenyl substituted glycoside and releases ρ-nitrophenol. In our study, 33% of the isolates were found positive for glucosaminidase. Many studies have reported the use of glucosaminidase as biocontrol agents and in the production of important biological compounds (Scigelova and Crout 1999
FATIMA MUCCEE,
SAMINA EJAZ
Polish Journal of Microbiology , ISSUE 2, 193–201
short-communication
suitable strategy. There is still a need to search for an effective and safe biopreparation against harmful crop pests, and entomopathogens of hazardous insects could be employed in the development of the biopreparations (Bahar and Demirbağ 2007; Nuñez-Valdez et al. 2008). S. marcescens strains are proposed to be used as biocontrol agents because of their insecticidal activity against lepidopteran larvae (Sikorowski et al. 2001; Jeong et al. 2010; Mohan et al. 2011) of all developmental stages
EDYTA KONECKA,
JOANNA MOKRACKA,
SYLWIA KRZYMIŃSKA,
ADAM KAZNOWSKI
Polish Journal of Microbiology , ISSUE 2, 185–191