01591naa a2200229 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400380007410000150011224500880012726000090021550001030022452008410032765000320116865000120120065000230121265000200123565000300125570000150128577300610130010128142019-10-15       2010    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a0923-25087 a10.1016/j.resmic.2010.04.0072DOI1 aHÖFTE, M.  aFluorescent pseudomonads as biocontrol agents for sustainable agricultural systems.  c2010  aArticle history: Received 1 November 2009 / Accepted 12 April 2010 / Available online 10 May 2010.  aABSTRACT.  The highly diverse genus Pseudomonas contains very effective biocontrol agents that can increase plant growth and improve plant health. Biocontrol characteristics, however, are strain-dependent and cannot be clearly linked to phylogenetic variation. Isolate screening remains essential to find suitable strains, which can be done by testing large local collections for disease suppression and plant-growth promotion exemplified in a case study on forage legumes in Uruguay or by targeted screening for Pseudomonas spp. which produce desirable secondary metabolites, as demonstrated in a case study on cocoyam in Cameroon. In both case studies, access to reference strains from public and private collections was essential for identification, phylogenetic studies and metabolite characterization.  © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS.  aENFERMEDADES DE LAS PLANTAS  aFORRAJE  aLOTUS CORNICULATUS  aMEDICAGO SATIVA  aPSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENTES1 aALTIER, N.  tResearch in Microbiology, 2010gv.161, no.6, p. 464-471.