Table 4.
Case studies of predatory bacteria being applied to protect food
| Food | Predatory strain | Target pathogen | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crops | |||
| Cucumber | Corallococcus sp. | Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum (FOC) | Ye et al. (2020) |
| Mushroom | B. bacteriovorus | Pseudomonas tolaasii | Saxon et al. (2014) |
| Potato | B. bacteriovorus | Pectobacterium | Sason et al. (2022), Youdkes et al. (2020), Epton et al. (1989) |
| Dickeya solani | |||
| Erwinia carotovora | |||
| Rice | B. bacteriovorus | Xanthomonas oryzae | Uematsu (1980) |
| Soybean | B. bacteriovorus | Pseudomonas glycinea | Scherff (1973) |
| Seafood | |||
| Oyster | B. bacteriovorus | Vibrio spp. | Richards et al. (2012) |
| B. stolpii | |||
| Shrimp | Bdellovibrio sp. | Vibrio spp. | Cao et al. (2019), Kongrueng et al. (2017), Lu et al. (2022) |
| Bacteriovorax sp. | |||