Table 2 The inhibition rate of B. subtilis against pathogenic fungi (%).

From: Isolation and identification of the causal agent of gummy stem blight disease in Cucumis sativus caused by a bacterial pathogen in China

Pathogenic fungus

Strain HlJ-3 c

Diameter of CK colony(cm)

Diameter of treatment colony(cm)

Inhibition rate(%)l

C. scovillei

(Capsicum annuum)d

7.32 ± 0.08b

3.17 ± 0.04c

60.83 ± 0.52b

A. solani

(Solanum tuberosum)e

8.08 ± 0.09a

3.34 ± 0.03c

62.49 ± 0.39b

F. verticillioides

(Zea mays)f

8.27 ± 0.02a

4.83 ± 0.20a

44.29 ± 2.5e

F. avenaceum

(S. tuberosum)g

8.18 ± 0.03a

4.06 ± 0.03b

53.59 ± 0.42c

A. tenuissima

(C. melo)h

8.17 ± 0.08a

2.81 ± 0.05d

69.92 ± 0.64a

C. coccodes

(S. tuberosum)i

7.37 ± 0.02b

2.69 ± 0.03d

68.08 ± 0.43a

F. oxysporum

(Allium tuberosum)j

6.95 ± 0.24c

3.86 ± 0.08b

47.84 ± 1.19d

Average k

7.76

3.54

58.15

  1. c Strain HlJ-3 was the pathogen of the study.
  2. k Average represents the overall antibacterial status of HlJ-3 against the 7 pathogenic fungi in the table.
  3. d~j Host of pathogenic fungi.
  4. l Data are presented as the means ± SE of seven replications. Different letters indicate the results of Duncan’s multiple range te (P < 0.05).
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