Biological control of Monilinia laxa and Rhizopus stolonifer in postharvest of stone fruit by Pantoea agglomerans EPS125 and putative mechanisms of antagonism

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-104

  Bonaterra, Anna ^a   Mari, Marta ^b   Casalini, Lucia ^b   Montesinos, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial biocontrol agent; Biocontrol agent pathogen interaction; Dose response; Pantoea agglomerans; Postharvest disease; Stone fruit rot

Indexed keywords

APRICOT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BROWN ROT; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INOCULATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; MONILINIA LAXA; NECTARINE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; ORCHARD; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PEACH; PLANT DISEASE; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; SOFT ROT; STONE FRUIT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MONILINIA; MONILINIA LAXA; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER;

EID: 0038777303     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00403-8     Document Type: Article

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