The antifungal activity of the terrestrial Streptomyces US80 strain is induced by heat-killed fungi

In agriculture, the use of chemical fungicides notonly may pollute the atmosphere but also can beenvironmentally harmful as the chemicals spreadout in the air and accumulate in the soil. Further-more, the repeated use of such chemicals has in-creased the development of chemical resistance inthe target organisms [1]. Fungicides of microbialorigin, which are synthesized biologically, havebeen demonstrated to be effective on the target or-ganisms and also inherently biodegradable [2].The filamentous soil bacteria belonging to thegenus