. In addition, 10 μL of each bacterial cell suspension was tested in the absence of fungal spores to assess the potential effect of the bacteria on the tomato fruit. Each tomato fruit was individually placed in a plastic container with a moistened paper towel to maintain relative humidity (RH > 95%). Containers were sealed and incubated in the dark at 20 °C for five (B. cinerea) to seven (A. solani) days. Symptoms of disease were measured as the average of two perpendicular diameters of the visible surface lesions following 5 and 7 days of incubation for A. solani and 3 and 5 days of incubation for B. cinerea. The experiments consisted of randomized complete block designs with three wounds per tomato and three replicates per treatment. The experimental unit was one tomato fruit in an individual container. The experiments were repeated twice.