Identification of beneficial bacterial strains for tomato growth promotion and biocontrol of bacterial canker caused by Clavibacter michiganensis
Nasim Sedighian, Marie-Christine Groleau, Eric Déziel · 2026
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Description
Tomato plants in Canada and elsewhere face a stubborn disease called bacterial canker, for which growers have few good tools. Nasim Sedighian, Marie-Christine Groleau, and Eric Déziel report a 2026 search for helpful bacteria that can both feed growth and fight the disease.
The team screened more than 500 strains in the lab, then tested 32 of them on live plants. Three strains stood out. One slowed the start of disease by up to seven days and cut wilt scores sharply. Gene reads showed the best strains carry gene sets that likely make helpful compounds. The work points toward a living spray that could guard crops with less use of chemicals.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nasim Sedighian, Marie-Christine Groleau, Eric Déziel |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |