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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2025

Antifungal potential of

Houda Gharsallah, Manel Cheffi, Rahma Mallek, Noura Omri, Mohamed Ali Triki, Mecit Halil Öztop, Zied Zarai

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Potato (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. MultifunctionalJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  4. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Houda GharsallahLaboratory of Improvement and Protection of Olive Tree Genetic Resources, Olive Tree Institute, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Manel CheffiLaboratory of Improvement and Protection of Olive Tree Genetic Resources, Olive Tree Institute, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Rahma MallekLaboratory of Improvement and Protection of Olive Tree Genetic Resources, Olive Tree Institute, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Noura OmriField Crop Laboratory, National Institute for Agricultural, Research of Tunisia (INRAT), Tunis, Tunisia.
Mohamed Ali TrikiLaboratory of Improvement and Protection of Olive Tree Genetic Resources, Olive Tree Institute, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Mecit Halil ÖztopFaculty of Engineering, Food Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Zied ZaraiDepartment of Food Technology, High Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Microbial spoilage and fungal phytopathogen infections significantly reduce the shelf life of perishable foods, creating major challenges for both agriculture and food supply chains. Methods: This study evaluated the antagonistic activity of four Results: Strains H6 and S15 exhibited strong antagonistic effects, inhibiting mycelial growth by up to 78% for Discussion: These results demonstrate the significant antifungal potential of Bacillus strains H6 and S15, which produce iturin/fengycin-type lipopeptides and VOCs, as supported by PCR detection of biosynthetic genes. These strains represent promising candidates for environmentally friendly strategies in food preservation and agricultural biocontrol.

Indexed as

antifungal activityBacillusbiosurfactantsfungal food spoilagelipopeptidesvolatile organic compounds (VOCs)

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PMID40735620
PMCPMC12303991

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