A Novel Robust Screening Assay Identifies Strains as Reliable Antagonists of the Root-Knot Nematode .

Forty-four bacterial strains isolated from greenhouse soil and beetroots were tested for their antagonistic activity against the plant-parasitic root-knot nematode (RKN) , which causes significant yield losses in a number of important crops worldwide. Through a novel combination of in vitro and on planta screening assays, spp. 105 and 108 were identified as the most promising bacterial isolates.