Table 7.
Information on the origin of strains used as biocontrol agents (available at the website of the Spanish Type Culture Collection).
| Biocontrol Agent | CECT ID | Source of Isolation | Year | Country | First Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. polymixa | 153 | Water | 1981 | Unknown | Prazmowski, 1880 |
| P. polymixa | 155 | Decomposing plants and soil | 1974 | Unknown | Prazmowski, 1880 |
| B. thuringiensis | 197 | Ephestia kuhniella (Mediterranean flour moth) | 1980 | Unknown | Berliner, 1915 |
| P. chibensis | 375 | Unknown | 1979 | Unknown | Shida et al. 1997 |
| P. alvei | 2 | Foulbrood in bees | 1974 | Unknown | Cheshire and Cheyne 1885 |
| B. licheniformis | 20 | Unknown | 1984 | Unknown | Weigmann, 1898 |
| B. megaterium | 44 | Unknown | 1980 | Unknown | Bary, 1884 |
| B. subtilis | 499 | Unknown | 1982 | Unknown | Ehrenberg, 1835 |
| B. amyloliquefaciens | 493 | Bacterial amylase HT concentrate | 1981 | United States | Priest et al. 1987 |
| P. agglomerans | 850 | Knee laceration | 1987 | Unknown | Ewing and Fife, 1972 |
| S. griseus | 3276 | Soil | 1987 | United States | Krainsky, 1914 |
| S. calvus | 3271 | Soil | 1986 | India | Backus et al. 1957 |
| P. syringae | 312 | Nicotania tabacum | 1978 | Hungary | van Hall 1902 |
| P. syringae | 4390 | Phaseolus vulgaris | 1992 | Hungary | van Hall 1902 |
| P. syringae | 4393 | Lycopersicon esculentum | 1992 | United Kingdom | van Hall 1902 |
| C. sake | 1044 | Lambic beer | 1985 | Belgium | van Uden & H.R. Buckley 1983 |
| C. sake | 10034 | Feces of sheep | 1991 | Spain | van Uden & H.R. Buckley 1983 |
| C. oleophila | 11891 | Fruit of Olea europea (olive) | 2001 | Unknown | Montrocher, 1967 |
| M. pulcherrima | 1691 | Fruit of Phoenix dactylifera (date) | 1989 | Egypt | Pitt & M.W. Miller 1968 |
| M. pulcherrima | 10408 | Orange | 1991 | Spain | Pitt & M.W. Miller 1968 |