TABLE 2.
Tomato pathogens, bacteria and fungi, used in this study.
| Species | Strain* | Origin | Disease | References |
| Pseudomonas corrugata (Pco) | CFBP 5454 | Italy | Pith necrosis | Trantas et al., 2015 |
| Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pto) | PVCT 28.3.1 | Italy | Bacterial speck | Bella and Catara, 1998 |
| Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm) | PVCT 156.1.1 | Italy | Bacterial wilt and canker | Ialacci et al., 2016 |
| Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans (Xep) | NCPPB 4321T | United States | Bacterial spot | Constantin et al., 2016 |
| Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol) | Saitama ly2 | Japan | Fusarium wilt | Hirano and Arie, 2006 |
*CFBP, International Center for Microbial Resources, French Collection for Plant-associated Bacteria, INRA, Angers, France; NCPPB, National Collection of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, Fera, York, United Kingdom; PVCT, Patologia Vegetale, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.