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- Bacterial endophytes of perennial crops for management of plant diseaseMelnick, Rachel L.; Bailey, B. A.; Backman, Paul A. (Springer, 2013)Bacterial endophytes, microorganisms which inhabit the internal tissues of plants, can suppress disease and are often used as a biological control in annual crops. Less research, however, has been applied to the use of bacterial endophytes to prevent disease in perennial crops, which presents a more complex challenge. However, exploration of their potential as a biological control in perennial crops has been limited. This chapter assembles current knowledge on the subject, providing case studies on bacterial endophytes for cacao pod diseases and citrus tree diseases.
- Bacterial endophytes: Bacillus spp. from annual crops as potential biological control agents of black pod rot of cacaoMelnick, Rachel L.; Zidack, N. K.; Bailey, B. A.; Maximova, S. N.; Guiltinan, M.; Backman, Paul A. (Netherlands: Elsevier, 2008)This study examines methods to reduce black pod rot in cacao plants.
- Detection and expression of enterotoxin genes in endophytic strains of Bacillus cereusMelnick, Rachel L.; Testen, Anna L.; Poleatewich, A. M.; Backman, Paul A.; Bailey, B. A. (Society for Applied Microbiology, 2012-03-06)The aim of this study was to determine whether endophytic Bacillus cereus isolates from agronomic crops possessed genes for the nonhaemolytic enterotoxin (Nhe) and haemolysin BL (HBL) and, therefore, have the potential to cause diarrheal illness in humans.
- Endophytes and plant/microbe interactionsBailey, B. A.; Melnick, Rachel L. (2010)This presentation details work done in SANREM CRSP phase III on biological control of fungal and other diseases in cacao.
- Isolation of endophytic endospore-forming bacteria from Theobroma cacao as potential biological control agents of cacao diseasesMelnick, Rachel L.; Suárez, C.; Bailey, B. A.; Backman, Paul A. (Elsevier, Inc., 2011)This article describes research on the effectiveness of biological controls of cacao fungal diseases. The study was conducted using endophytes from Ecuador, and treatments were shown to be effective.