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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2025

Harnessing nature's arsenal: sustainable plant-based strategies for phytopathogen control.

Gabriel G Calefi, Nagela B S Silva, Bader Y Alhatlani, Emad M Abdallah, Carlos H G Martins

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Review 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 2 papers.

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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

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

5 authors.

Gabriel G CalefiLaboratory of Antimicrobial Testing, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Nagela B S SilvaLaboratory of Antimicrobial Testing, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Bader Y AlhatlaniUnit of Scientific Research, Applied College, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
Emad M AbdallahDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
Carlos H G MartinsLaboratory of Antimicrobial Testing, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBIM), Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phytopathogens represent a persistent threat to global agricultural productivity, precipitating yield losses and destabilizing food security. Conventional reliance on synthetic agrochemicals, while effective in phytopathogen suppression, incurs significant economic burdens, drives environmental toxicity, and accelerates the evolution of resistant microbial strains, with collateral risks to ecosystem integrity and public health. This review synthesizes current advancements in harnessing plant- and microorganism-derived extracts, bioactivity-guided fractions, and purified phytochemicals as eco-compatible antimicrobial agents against phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi. Furthermore, we propose a novel framework for standardized prioritization of natural products, integrating efficacy thresholds, phytochemical complexity, and mechanistic specificity to guide scalable antimicrobial discovery. Meta-analysis of published studies reveals a predominant focus on Fusarium spp. as model phytopathogens, with dilution in broth and agar diffusion as the predominant

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antimicrobial activitychemical compositioneconomic impactphytopathogensplant extract

Identifiers

PMID40606157
PMCPMC12213637

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