Essghaier B. auteur aut IRD Fardeau Marie-Laure auteur aut IRD Cayol Jean-Luc auteur aut IRD Hajlaoui M. R. auteur aut IRD Boudabous A. auteur aut IRD Jijakli H. auteur aut IRD Sadfi Zouaoui N. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Grey mould caused by Botrytis cinerea is an economically important disease of strawberries in Tunisia and worldwide. The aim of this study was to select effective halophilic bacteria from hypersaline ecosystems and evaluate the abilities of antifungal bacteria to secrete extracellular hydrolytic enzymes, anti-Botrytis metabolites and volatiles. Grey mould was reduced in strawberry fruits treated with halophilic antagonists and artificially inoculated with B. cinerea. Thirty strains (20.2%) were active against the pathogen and reduced the percentage of fruits infected after 3 days of storage at 20 degrees C, from 50% to 91.66%. The antagonists were characterized by phenotypic tests and 16S rDNA sequencing. They were identified as belonging to one of the species: Virgibacillus marismortui, B. subtilis, B. pumilus, B. licheniformis, Terribacillus halophilus, Halomonas elongata, Planococcus rifietoensis, Staphylococcus equorum and Staphylococcus sp. The effective isolates were tested for antifungal secondary metabolites. Moderately halophilic bacteria may be useful in biological control against this pathogen during postharvest storage of strawberries. The use of such bacteria may constitute an important alternative to synthetic fungicides. These moderate halophiles can be exploited in commercial production and application of the effective strains under storage and greenhouse conditions. specialized antifungal enzymes biocontrol Botrytis cinerea grey mould halophilic bacteria postharvest disease strawberries 084 106 3 833-846 2009 1364-5072 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044281 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04053.x 1364-5072 [F B010044281] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044281 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2009/02/010044281.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2009-03-06 2017-08-23 fdi:010044281 fre