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Various Bacillus species are currently under investigation as bio-control agents for fungal diseases of horticultural and agricultural crop plants [4]. Their activity is thought to be due to the production of antifungal peptide antibiotics [5]. Such compounds have been partially purified and have been suggested as preservatives for plant tissue culture [2].
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Danby, S., Hampson, S.P., Joshi, S., Sigee, D.C., Epton, H.A.S., Leifert, C. (1994). Activity of antibiotics produced by Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus pumilus against common fungal contaminants of plant tissue cultures. In: Lumsden, P.J., Nicholas, J.R., Davies, W.J. (eds) Physiology, Growth and Development of Plants in Culture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0790-7_45
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