Claim · #6493198
Bacillus firmus · biocontrol · Heterodera spp., Globodera spp.
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“or the bacteria Bacillus firmus and Pasteuria nishizawae”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
- Page
- 148
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bacillus firmus (e.g., VOTiVO) is commercially established as a nematicide biocontrol agent; the source quote corroborates bacterial antagonism against nematodes.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Bacillus firmus (e.g., VOTiVO) is a well-documented commercial biocontrol agent against cyst nematodes including Heterodera and Globodera spp., consistent with the source quote and structured fields.”
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