Out of 17 PGPR strains tested in our previous study,B. subtilis BA-140 used herein had significant effects on controlling fungi species including Fusarium sambucinum, F. oxysporum, and F. culmorum causing potato dry rot in storage (Kotan et al. 2009).
However, B. subtilis BA-140 strain was much less effective than B. subtilis TV-6F, TV-12H, and TV-17C strains in this study.