Isolation of rice endophytic bacterial strain VY81 and study on its bioactive compound antagonizing the phytopathogen Dickeya zeae

In this study, we isolated rice endophytic bacteria and selected strains that have antagonistic activity against Dz for application in controlling the foot rot disease. The endophytic strain VY81 isolated from stem of a rice plant with foot rot disease was studied in details since it had prominent antagonistic activity against Dz.