Bacterial strain  % of inhibition2  P51  DOB-2 E006  Conidial germination 97.6 ± 0.9a 30.2 ± 8.4b Radial growth 15.3 ± 9.0b 27.8 ± 2.8b E010  Conidial germination 97.0 ± 1.0a 87.9 ± 2.3a Radial growth 100 ± 0.0a 89.8 ± 0.3a

• 1E. cloacae strains E006 and E010 were cultured on King’s medium B and P. digitatum isolates P51 and DOB-2 were cultured on PDA at 24 for 24 h. Petri dish plates were attached and incubated for an additional 24 h. Experiments were repeated three times with at least 3 replicates for each treatment. • 2Means in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to nonlinear regression and Durbin-Watson Statistic normality tests (P = 0.05).

Table 1: Inhibition of conidial germination and radial growth of Penicillium digitatum by Enterobacter cloacae using plate-to-plate assays1.