Bacillus velezensis CM5 as effective biocontrol strain against Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum under multi-environmental stresses in tobacco

Wangjie Shan; Syed Sib Tul Hassan Shah; Yuanyuan Gao; Min Deng; Xiufang Hu; Yulong Peng

doi:10.1007/s00203-025-04659-8

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Bacillus velezensis CM5 as effective biocontrol strain against Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum under multi-environmental stresses in tobacco

Wangjie Shan Syed Sib Tul Hassan Shah Yuanyuan Gao

Min Deng

Xiufang Hu Yulong Peng

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Published: Feb 04, 2026
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Wangjie Shan

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Syed Sib Tul Hassan Shah

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Yuanyuan Gao

Nanotechnology Center School of Fashion and Textiles The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon 999077 Hong Kong

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Open Project of Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Green Biomanufacturing Core Strain Improvement Award: 2025KFKT09

Scientific and Technological Program of Guizhou Tobacco Company Award: 201903

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Wangjie Shan, Syed Sib Tul Hassan Shah, Yuanyuan Gao, et al. (2026). Bacillus velezensis CM5 as effective biocontrol strain against Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum under multi-environmental stresses in tobacco. Archiv f�r Mikrobiologie, 208(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-025-04659-8

Bacillus velezensis CM5 as effective biocontrol strain against Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum under multi-environmental stresses in tobacco

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