In vitro inhibitory effect of the bacterium Serratia marcescens on Fusarium proliferatum growth and fumonisins production

Fumonisins are a family of hepatotoxic and nephrotoxic mycotoxins produced mainly by Fusarium verticillioides and F. proliferatum. F. proliferatum is an important pathogen colonizing an extraordinarily broad range of host plants worldwide and causing serious economic losses in agriculture, which has drawn our research attention. In order to manage F. proliferatum and its secondary metabolites in crop products and animal feed, the antifungal...