An Endophytic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ZN-S18 Suppresses Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici Through Synergistic Activity of Surfactin and Iturin A
Fusarium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol), is a devastating disease that severely constrains tomato production worldwide. In this study, an endophytic bacterium, designated ZN-S18, was isolated from healthy tomato stems and identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens based...