Fig. 1.

Screening of antagonistic activity of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens UCMB5113 against fungal phytopathogens. (A) A single B. amyloliquefaciens UCMB5113 colony was streaked on one side of the PDA plate and fungal strains were inoculated at the centre. Growth inhibition was studied 3–14 d later. (B) LP extract was tested for antifungal activity to phytopathogens grown on PDA. The pathogen was inoculated at the centre of the plate and aliquots of the LP extract (1) or methanol (solvent control) (2) were added at the periphery of the dish. The plates were incubated at room temperature and growth was recorded after 3–14 d.