Persistence as a Constituent of a Biocontrol Mechanism (Competition for Nutrients and Niches) in PCL1760.

Competition for nutrients and niches (CNN) is known to be one of the mechanisms for biocontrol mostly exhibited by strains. Phenotypic and full genome analysis revealed PCL1760 controlling tomato foot and root rot (TFRR) solely through CNN mechanism. Although the availability of nutrients and motility are the known conditions for CNN, persistence of bacteria through dormancy by ribosomal hibernation is a key phenomenon to evade both biotic and abiotic stress.