The team of Professor Hongyin Zhang from Jiangsu University published an article in a top international food journal, revealing the effect of the biocontrol bacteria Aureobasidium pullulans on the surface microbiome of tomatoes

Recently, Professor Zhang Hongyin from the School of Food and Biological Engineering of Jiangsu University published an online publication titled " Aureobasidiumpullulans S-2 reduced the diseaseincidence of tomato by influencing the postharvest microbiome during storage" "Research paper ( https://doi.
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Professor Droby is the co-corresponding author of this paper, and the other six teachers and students of Professor Zhang Hongyin’s research group participated in the paper work
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The use of antagonistic microorganisms for biological control of postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables is considered to be an effective substitute for chemical fungicides
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The influence of antagonistic microorganisms on fruit-related microbial groups provides a new perspective for in-depth study of its biocontrol mechanisms

Figure 1 The effect of A.

pullulans S-2 on the incidence of postharvest diseases and storage quality of tomatoes

Figure 4 Species composition of fungi (A) and bacteria (B) on the surface of tomatoes during storage (based on the genus level)

Project funding:

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ((31901743, 31772037, 31772369)
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About the Author

Corresponding author

Professor Zhang Hongyin

Zhang Hongyin, Associate Dean, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor of the School of Food and Bioengineering, Jiangsu University, Visiting Scholar at the University of Queensland, Australia, Visiting Scholar at the University of Florida, USA, Fujian Province "Minjiang Scholar" Chair Professor, Postpartum Pathology Committee of the Chinese Society of Phytopathology Deputy Director, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, an international academic journal (SCI included), and editorial board member of Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
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He has presided over 30 various scientific research projects, including 5 national-level projects (including 4 national-funded general-purpose projects), and 19 provincial and ministerial-level projects

Professor Droby Samir

Droby Samir, Professor of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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He has served as a reviewer for more than 30 international academic journals such as Biological Control and Applied Microbiology , and is a member of the International Society of Horticultural Sciences, International Society of Plant Pathology and other societies

Shi Yu

PhD student

Rain, College of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, five-year Ph.

D student, is a 2020 PhD

The article and pictures are from the team of Professor Zhang Hongyin, School of Food and Bioengineering, Jiangsu University