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The beneficial effect of chitin-based treatments to antagonistic bacteria is not restricted to B. subtilis, with both chitin and chitosan improving the control of Fusarium wilt in both tomato [66] and cucumber [67] when applied to the soil with a range of different species of chitinolytic microbes.
Prebiotics keep beneficial bacteria healthy. Prebiotics are not bacteria. They are specific nutrients, usually non-absorbable carbohydrates like fructo- and oligo-saccharides, which can be found naturally occurring in whole grains, fruits and legumes. Many prebiotics identified to date are members of the carbohydrate family.