Taxonomic positioning of two biological control agents for plant diseases as Lysobacter enzymogenes based on phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA, fatty acid composition and phenotypic characteristics

Abstract

Inclusion of N4-7 and C3 as strains of L. enzymogenes is among the first description of members of this genus as biocontrol agents of plant diseases. These results suggest that members of the Lysobacter group might provide a new source as plant-associated microbes that display biocontrol activity.