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Nature Reviews Microbiology 3, 307-319 (April
2005) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1129

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Particular bacterial strains in Order
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prevent infectious diseases of
plant roots. How these
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fluorescent pseudomonads. Haas
During root colonization, Geneviève
these bacteria produce Défago

antifungal antibiotics, elicit

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induced systemic resistance

in the host plant or interfere
specifically with fungal
pathogenicity factors. Before
engaging in these activities,
biocontrol bacteria go
through several regulatory
processes at the
transcriptional and post-
transcriptional levels.

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