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Should the biofilm mode of life be taken into consideration for microbial biocontrol agents?

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Almost one-third of crop yields are lost every year due to microbial alterations and diseases. The main control strategy to limit these losses is the use of an array of chemicals active against spoilage and unwanted pathogenic microorganisms. Their massive use has led to extensive environmental pollution, human poisoning and a variety of diseases. An emerging alternative to this chemical approach is the use of microbial biocontrol agents. Biopesticides have been used with success in several fields, but a better understanding of their mode of action is necessary to better control their activity and increase their use. Very few studies have considered that biofilms are the preferred mode of life of microorganisms in the target agricultural biotopes. Increasing evidence shows that the spatial organization of microbial communities on crop surfaces may drive important bioprotection mechanisms. The aim of this review is to summarize the evidence of biofilm formation by biocontrol agents on crops and discuss how this surface-associated mode of life may influence their biology and interactions with other microorganisms and the host and, finally, their overall beneficial activity.
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hal-01605120 , version 1 (26-05-2020)

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Caroline Pandin, Dominique Le Coq, Alexis Canette, Stéphane Aymerich, Romain Briandet. Should the biofilm mode of life be taken into consideration for microbial biocontrol agents?. Microbial Biotechnology, 2017, 10 (4), ⟨10.1111/1751-7915.12693⟩. ⟨hal-01605120⟩
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