Isolation and Characterization of a Bacteriophage Preying an Antifungal Bacterium

Several Bacillus species were isolated from rice field soils, and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that Bacillus cereus was the most abundant. A strain named BC1 showed antifungal activity against Rhizoctonia solani. Bacteriophages infecting strain BC1 were isolated from the same soil sample....

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Published in:The Plant Pathology Journal
Main Authors: Aryan Rahimi-Midani, Kyoung-Ho Kim, Seon-Woo Lee, Sang Bong Jung, Tae-Jin Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hanrimwon Publishing Company 2016-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5117869