Isolation of an antifungalPaenibacillusstrain HT16 from locusts and purification of its medium-dependent antagonistic component

The antagonistic protein from Pae. polymyxa showed strong antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungus Pen. expansum. This strain HT16 and the antifungal metabolite are therefore strong candidates for the biocontrol of phytopathogens in agriculture.