Insects and fungal pathogens pose constant problems to public health and agriculture,
especially in resource-limited parts of the world; and the use of chemical pesticides …

Mounting concern over the misuse of chemical pesticides has sparked broad interest for
safe and effective alternatives to control plant pests and pathogens. Xenorhabdus bacteria …

Broad spectrum chemical pesticides are harmful to humans and other nontarget organisms.
Biological control, which entails the use of natural enemies, is a viable alternative. Isolation …

Aims Black scurf disease, caused by Rhizoctonia solani, is a severe soil-borne and tuber-
borne disease, which occurs and spreads in potato growing areas worldwide and poses a …

The easyPACId (easy P romoter A ctivation and C ompound Id entification) approach is
focused on the targeted activation of natural product biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) …