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Table 11.2

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Bacterial and fungalstrains

Host plant

Identi

fi

ed volatile compound

Effectiveon

Effect on interacting organisms

References

Muscodor crispans

Ananasananassoides

Mixture of volatile compounds

Fungi andbacteria

Effective against a wide range ofplant pathogens, including the fungiPythium ultimum

,

Phytophthora

cinnamomi

,Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

,

and

Mycosphaerella

fijiensis

(the

black sigatoka pathogen of bananas),and the serious bacterial pathogen ofcitrus,

Xanthomonas axonopodis

pv.

citri.

In addition, the VOCs of

M.

crispans

killed several human

pathogens, including

Yersinia pestis

,

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

, and

Staphylococcus aureus

Mitchell et al.(^2010

)

Muscodor kashayumsp. nov.

Aegle marmelos

3-cyclohexen-1-ol,1-(1,5-dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-4-methyl,1,6 dioxacyclododecane-7,12-dione,2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-(1-oxopropyl) phenol,2,4-di-tert-butylthiophenol and4-octadecylmorpholine

Fungi andbacteria

Growth of 75% of test fungi/yeastsand 72% of the test bacteria werecompletely inhibited by VOCproduced by

Muscodor kashayum

sp. nov.

Meshram,et al. (

2013

)

Muscodor sutura

Prestonia tri

fidi

Thujopsene, chamigrene,isocaryophyllene, and butanoic acid

Fungi

Volatile compounds in the mixturepossess wide spectrum antifungalactivity and no observableantibacterial activity

Kudalkar et al.(^2012

)

Muscodor tigerii

sp. nov.

Cinnamomumcamphora

4-Octadecylmorpholine,1-Tetradecanamine, N,N-dimethyland 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid,mono(2-ethylhexyl) ester

Fungi andbacteria

The in vitro VOC stress assaycompletely suppressed the growth ofAlternaria alternata

and

Cercospora

beticola

while the growth of other

fungal species was inhibited in a

Saxena et al.(^2015

)

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