@article{fdi:010046151, title = {{A}ntimicrobial activities of {R}hizobium sp strains against {P}seudomonas savastanoi, the agent responsible for the olive knot disease in {A}lgeria}, author = {{K}acem, {M}. and {K}azouz, {F}. and {M}erabet, {C}. and {R}ezki, {M}. and {L}ajudie de, {P}hilippe and {B}ekki, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n the present investigation, six {R}hizobium strains isolated from {A}lgerian soil were checked for their antimicrobial activity against {P}seudomonas savastanoi, the agent responsible for olive knot disease. {R}hizobium sp. {ORN} 24 and {ORN} 83 were found to produce antimicrobial activities against {P}seudomonas savastanoi. {T}he antimicrobial activity produced by {R}hizobium sp. {ORN}24 was precipitable with ammonium sulfate, between 1,000 and 10,000 {KD}a molecular weight, heat resistant but sensitive to proteases and detergents. {T}hese characteristics suggest the bacteriocin nature of the antimicrobial substance produced by {R}hizobium sp. {ORN}24, named rhizobiocin 24. {I}n contrast, the antimicrobial activity produced by {R}hizobium sp. {ORN}83 was not precipitable with ammonium sulfate; it was smaller than 1,000 {KD}a molecular weight, heat labile, and protease and detergent resistant. {T}hese characteristics could indicate the relationship between the antimicrobial substance produced by {R}hizobium sp. {ORN} 83 and the "small" bacteriocins described in other rhizobia.}, keywords = {{A}lgeria ; {A}ntagonism ; {B}acteriocin ; {B}iocontrol ; {O}lives ; {P}seudomonas ; savastanoi ; {R}hizobium}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}rasas y {A}ceites}, volume = {60}, numero = {2}, pages = {139--146}, ISSN = {0017-3495}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.3989/gya.074808}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046151}, }