Florencia Isabel Chacón
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Florencia Isabel Chacón has a total of 9 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Anja Poehlein
Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, University of Göttingen
1 shared publication - Flavia Ivana Mansilla
Pilot Plant for Microbiological Industrial Processes, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, San Miguel de Tucumán 4000, Tucumán, Argentina
1 shared publication - Friedhelm Meinhardt
Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
1 shared publication - Julián Rafael Dib
Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Tucumán, Argentina
1 shared publication - Mariana Andrea Diaz
Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos (PROIMI)—Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Miguel de Tucumán 4000, Argentina
1 shared publication - Martina Maria Pereyra
Pilot Plant for Microbiological Industrial Processes, National Scientific and Technical Research Council, San Miguel de Tucumán 4000, Tucumán, Argentina
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 5 May 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in Microorganisms
- Vol. 10 (5) , 969
Native Cultivable Bacteria from the Blueberry Microbiome as Novel Potential Biocontrol Agents
Blueberry production is affected by fungal postharvest pathogens, including Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria alternata, the causative agents of gray mold disease and Alternaria rot, respectively. Biocontrol agents adapted to blueberries and local environments are not known to date. Here, we report on the search for and the identification of cultivable blueberry epiphytic bacteria with the potential to combat the aforementioned fungi. Native, blueberry-borne bacterial strains were isolated from a plantation in Tucumán, Argentina and classified based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Antagonistic activities directed at B. cinerea and A. alternata were studied in vitro and in vivo. The 22 bacterial strains obtained could be attributed to eleven different genera: Rosenbergiella, Fictibacillus, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Microbacterium, Asaia, Acinetobacter, Curtobacterium, Serratia, Sphingomonas and Xylophilus. Three strains displaying antagonistic impacts on the fungal pathogens were identified as Bacillus velezensis (BA3 and BA4) and Asaia spathodeae (BMEF1). These strains are candidates for biological control agents of local blueberry production and might provide a basis for the development of eco-friendly, sustainable alternatives to synthetic pesticides.
- 5 May 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in Microorganisms
- Vol. 10 (5) , 969
Open AccessNative Cultivable Bacteria from the Blueberry Microbiome as Novel Potential Biocontrol Agents
Blueberry production is affected by fungal postharvest pathogens, including Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria alternata, the causative agents of gray mold disease and Alternaria rot, respectively. Biocontrol agents adapted to blueberries and local environments are not known to date. Here, we report on the search for and the identification of cultivable blueberry epiphytic bacteria with the potential to combat the aforementioned fungi. Native, blueberry-borne bacterial strains were isolated from a plantation in Tucumán, Argentina and classified based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Antagonistic activities directed at B. cinerea and A. alternata were studied in vitro and in vivo. The 22 bacterial strains obtained could be attributed to eleven different genera: Rosenbergiella, Fictibacillus, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Microbacterium, Asaia, Acinetobacter, Curtobacterium, Serratia, Sphingomonas and Xylophilus. Three strains displaying antagonistic impacts on the fungal pathogens were identified as Bacillus velezensis (BA3 and BA4) and Asaia spathodeae (BMEF1). These strains are candidates for biological control agents of local blueberry production and might provide a basis for the development of eco-friendly, sustainable alternatives to synthetic pesticides.