Claim · #6495886
Bacillus (genus) · biocontrol · Fungi (kingdom)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“rhizobacteria belonging to the Proteobacteria and Firmicutes, i.e. Pseudomonas and Bacillus”
- Source
- The rhizosphere microbiome: significance of plant-beneficial, plant-pathogenic and human-pathogenic microorganisms
- Authors
- Mendes R., Garbeva P., Raaijmakers J.M.
- Year
- 2013
- Publication
- FEMS Microbiology Reviews
- Page
- 6
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bacillus rhizobacteria are widely documented biocontrol agents producing antimicrobials and inducing systemic resistance.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Bacillus spp. (subtilis, amyloliquefaciens) suppress pathogens via lipopeptides, polyketides, and ISR; well-documented in plant pathology.”
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