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Table 2 Inhibitory activity of the crude cultural filtrates of bacterial agents against the bacterial growth of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum strains in vitro tests

From: Biological control of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, the causal agent of bacterial soft rot in vegetables, in vitro and in vivo tests

P. c. subsp. carotovorum

Inhibition zone (cm) of bacterial growth

Control

Bacillus subtilis

Bacillus pumilus

Bacillus megaterium

Psudomonas fluorescens

Potato strains

Pcc1

0.00

0.90

0.95

0.73

0.70

Pcc2

0.00

0.91

0.96

0.00

0.00

Pcc3

0.00

0.95

0.73

0.86

0.85

Pcc4

0.00

0.88

0.71

0.70

0.81

Sweet potato strain

Pcc5

0.00

0.68

0.70

0.70

0.70

Cucumber strains

Pcc6

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Pcc7

0.00

0.70

0.70

0.65

0.68

Pcc8

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Carrot strains

Pcc9

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Pcc10

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Pcc11

0.00

0.81

0.68

1.00

0.70

Eggplants strains

Pcc12

0.00

0.66

0.73

0.71

0.00

Pcc13

0.00

0.00

0.70

0.00

0.00

Chili fruits strains

Pcc14

0.00

0.78

0.85

0.85

0.78

Pcc15

0.00

0.70

0.71

0.66

0.71

Total mean

 

0.53

0.56

0.46

0.40

  1. L.S.D. 0.05 Strains (I) = 0.02 Bioagent (B) = 0.02I x B = 0.11