Open Source Fungicide

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Basics

  • Unlike bacteria and viruses, fungi can be rather difficult to kill
  • The chemicals sometimes used are hard to come by
  • Luckily there are two microrganisms of use:
    • A hyperparasitic (meaning parasite of a parasite) fungus: Ampelomyces quisqualis

and

    • A bacteria: Bacillus subtilis

Ampelomyces quisqualis

Bacillus subtilis

  • A Bacteria that is readily available as a model organism
  • Kills fungi
  • Easily produced in standard bioreactors

Application Methods

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