Development of a Bacteriophage Cocktail against Pectobacterium carotovorum Subsp. and Its Effects on Virulence.

Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. is a necrotrophic plant pathogen that secretes plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) that cause soft rot disease in various crops. Bacteriophages have been under consideration as harmless antibacterial agents to replace antibiotics and copper-based pesticides.

Populations of fungi and bacteria associated with samples of stored rice in Korea.

Stored rice was collected from rice processing complexes of National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of 11 regions in Korea to evaluate the occurrence of fungi and bacteria and to identify the predominant fungi and bacteria to the genus levels. Most rice samples generally produced the higher levels of fungi and bacteria than white rice. The occurrence of fungi and bacteria varied in various locations of Korea.