01617naa a2200253 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400530006010000140011324501000012726000090022752008850023665000230112165000110114465000230115565300130117865300150119165300130120670000160121970000170123570000240125270000170127677300700129320076952018-01-26       2014    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttp://dx.doi.org/10.4238/2014.October.27.62DOI1 aSOUZA, A.  aEndophytic bacteria from banana cultivars and their antifungal activity.h[electronic resource]  c2014  aEndophytic microorganisms consist of fungi, bacteria, and actinomycetes that play important roles in the process of plant adaptation to the environment. Currently, the natural associations between microorganisms and plant species are being explored for a large number of biotechnological applications. In this study, 122 endophytic bacteria were isolated from 5 cultivars of Musa spp from the state of Amazonas (Brazil). Four strains were selected because they exhibited antagonistic activities against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp cubense and Colletotrichum guaranicola, with inhibitions ranging from 19 to 30% and 27 to 35%, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rDNA regions of these bacteria with antifungal activity showed that they are phylogenetically related to 3 different species of Bacillus - B. amyloliquefaciens, B. subtilis subsp subtilis, and B. thuringiensis.  abiological control  aBanana  aFusarium Oxysporum  aBacillus  aEndophytic  aMusa spp1 aCRUZ, J. C.1 aSOUSA, N. R.1 aPROCÓPIO, A. R. L.1 aSILVA, G. F.  tGenetics and Molecular Researchgv. 13, n. 4, p. 8661-8670, 2014.