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. 2021 Sep 15;10(9):1472. doi: 10.3390/antiox10091472

Table 5.

The common biosurfactants used in plant disease management.

Microorganism Biosurfactant Properties Reference
Pseudomonas sp. EP-3 Rhamnolipid Insecticidal activity [155]
Pseudomonasaeruginosa PAO1 Rhamnolipid Biofilm formation [156]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Rhamnolipids Control of Phytophthora cryptogea [157]
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Rhamnolipids Resistance to Botrytis cinerea in grapevine [144]
Pseudomonas putida Biosurfactants Zoospores of the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora capsici [145]
Pseudomonas koreensis Biosurfactant Late blight on potato [158]
Acinetobacter sp. ACMS25 Glycolipid Biocontrol of Xanthomonas oryzae [152]
Burkholderia sp. WYAT7 Glycolipid Antibacterial and ant- biofilm potentials [154]
Bacillus licheniformis Biosurfactant Biocontrol of Rhizoctonia solani causing root rot in faba bean [150]
Pseudomonas CMR12a Lipopeptides Biological control of Rhizoctonia root rot on bean [148]
Brevibacillus brevis Lipopeptides Antibacterial and Antifungal properties [153]
Bacillus sp. Lipopeptides Growth inhibition of Fusarium spp., Aspergillus spp., and Biopolaris sorokiniana [149]
Bacillus subtilis R14 Lipopeptide Antimicrobial activity [159]
Bacillus subtilis Lipopeptides Iturin A, fengycin, and surfactin Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, the causative agent for anthracnose on papaya leaves [160]