<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kanini, G.S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Katsifas, E.A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Savvides, A.L.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">D.G. Hatzinikolaou</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karagouni, A.D.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Greek indigenous streptomycetes as biocontrol agents against the soil-borne fungal plant pathogen &lt;em&gt;Rhizoctonia solani&lt;/em&gt;</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Applied Microbiology</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jam.12138/abstract</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">114</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1468-1479</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Aims:&lt;/span&gt; To examine the biocontrol potential of multiactive Greek indigenous Streptomyces isolates carrying antifungal activity against &lt;em&gt;Rhizoctonia solani&lt;/em&gt; that causes damping-off symptoms on beans.&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Methods and Results:&lt;/span&gt; A total of 605 Streptomyces isolates originated from 12 diverse Greek habitats were screened for antifungal activity against &lt;em&gt;R. solani &lt;/em&gt;DSM843. Almost one-third of the isolates proved to be antagonistic against the fungus. From the above isolates, six were selected due to their higher antifungal activity, identified by analysing their 16S rRNA gene sequence and studied further. The obtained data showed the following: firstly, the isolates ACTA1383 and ACTA1557 exhibited the highest antagonistic activity, and therefore, they were selected for &lt;em&gt;in vivo&lt;/em&gt; experiments using bean seeds as target; secondly, in solid and liquid culture experiments under optimum antagonistic conditions, the medium extracts from the isolates OL80, ACTA1523, ACTA1551 and ACTA1522 suppressed the growth of the fungal mycelium, while extracts from ACTA 1383 and ACTA1557 did not show any activity. &lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Conclusions:&lt;/span&gt; These results corresponded important indications for the utility of two Greek indigenous Streptomyces isolates (ACTA1557 and ACTA1383) for the protection of the bean crops from &lt;em&gt;R. solani&lt;/em&gt; damping-off symptoms, while four of them (isolates OL80, ACTA1523, ACTA1551 and ACTA1522) seem to be promising producers of antifungal metabolites. &lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Significance and Impact of the Study:&lt;/span&gt; This is the first study on the biocontrol of &lt;em&gt;R. solani&lt;/em&gt; using multiactive Streptomyces isolates originated from ecophysiologically special Greek habitats. Our study provides basic information to further explore managing strategies to control this critical disease.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>