Characterization of plant growth-promoting bacteria associated with avocado trees (Persea americana Miller) and their potential use in the biocontrol of Scirtothrips perseae (avocado thrips)

• Jorge A. Tzec-Interián,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

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• Damaris Desgarennes,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

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• Gloria Carrión ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Validation

  * E-mail: randy.ortiz@inecol.mx (ROC); gloria.carrion@inecol.mx (GC)

  Affiliation Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

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• Juan L. Monribot-Villanueva,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

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• José A. Guerrero-Analco,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation

  Affiliation Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

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• Ofelia Ferrera-Rodríguez,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

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• Dulce L. Santos-Rodríguez,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

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• Nut Liahut-Guin,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

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• Gerardo E. Caballero-Reyes,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

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• Randy Ortiz-Castro

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: randy.ortiz@inecol.mx (ROC); gloria.carrion@inecol.mx (GC)

  Affiliations Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, México, Catedratico-CONACyT en el Instituto de Ecología A. C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6026-8311

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