Table 4.
Profile of the antifungal activity of B. thuringiensis isolates.
| Spectrum of Activity | Fusarium sp. | Monilia sp. | Colletotricum sp. | Thielaviopsis sp. | Aspergilus flavus | n a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Against five fungi (n = 24) | + | + | + | + | + | 24 |
| Against four fungi (n = 32) | + | + | + | + | − | 4 |
| + | + | + | − | + | 5 | |
| + | + | − | + | + | 9 | |
| + | − | + | + | + | 4 | |
| − | + | + | + | + | 10 | |
| Against three fungi (n = 25) | + | + | − | − | + | 2 |
| − | − | + | + | + | 2 | |
| + | + | − | + | − | 3 | |
| − | + | + | + | − | 2 | |
| − | + | − | + | + | 2 | |
| + | − | − | + | + | 1 | |
| − | + | + | − | + | 12 | |
| + | − | + | − | + | 1 | |
| Against two fungi (n = 27) | + | + | − | − | − | 1 |
| − | + | − | − | + | 5 | |
| − | + | + | − | − | 1 | |
| − | − | + | + | − | 3 | |
| − | − | − | + | + | 1 | |
| − | − | + | − | + | 16 | |
| Against one fungus (n = 27) | − | + | − | − | − | 1 |
| − | − | + | − | − | 14 | |
| − | − | − | − | + | 12 | |
| Total Bt isolates positive for each fungus type | 54 | 81 | 98 | 65 | 106 |
a Number of B. thuringiensis isolates with antifungal activity within the reported profile.