Screening of Marine Fungi as Biological Control Agent of Colletotrichum acutatum on Chili

Screening of Antagonistic Activity of Microorganisms against Colletotrichum Acutatum and Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides

The antagonistic activities of five biocontrol agents: Trichoderma harzianum, Gliocladium roseum, Bacillus subtilis, Streptomyces noursei and Streptomyces natalensis, were tested in vitro against Colletotrichum acutatum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, the causal agents of anthracnose disease in fruit crops. The microbial antagonists inhibited mycelial growth in the dual culture assay and co...

The Colletotrichum acutatum species complex

UNLABELLED Colletotrichum acutatum is known as an important anthracnose pathogen of a wide range of host plants worldwide. Numerous studies have reported subgroups within the C. acutatum species complex. Multilocus molecular phylogenetic analysis (ITS, ACT, TUB2, CHS-1, GAPDH, HIS3) of 331 strains previously identified as C. acutatum and other related taxa, including strains from numerous hosts...

Draft Genome Sequence of Colletotrichum acutatum Sensu Lato (Colletotrichum fioriniae)

In addition to its economic impact, Colletotrichum acutatum sensu lato is an interesting model for molecular investigations due to the diversity of host-determined specialization and reproductive lifestyles within the species complex. The pathogen Colletotrichum fioriniae forms part of this species complex and causes anthracnose in a wide range of crops and wild plants worldwide. Some members o...

Postharvest Biological Control of Colletotrichum acutatum on Apple by Bacillus subtilis HM1 and the Structural Identification of Antagonists.

Bacillus subtilis HM1 was isolated from the rhizosphere region of halophytes for its antifungal activity against Colletotrichum acutatum, the causative agent of anthracnose. Treatment of postharvest apples with the cell culture or with a cell-free culture supernatant reduced disease severity 80.7% and 69.4%, respectively. Both treatments also exhibited antifungal activity against various phytop...

First Report of Colletotrichum fructicola as the causal agent of Anthracnose on Common Bean and Cowpea