Date Received: 20-07-2021 / Date Accepted: 09-12-2021
Bacterial soft rot is one of the most common diseases and mainly affects plants including orchid Dendrobium anosmum. The bacteria causing soft rot penetrates plant tissue, causing soft rot through the wound. This study aimed to íolate and identify bacterial strains capable of causing soft rot disease on orchids and select actinomycetes capable of antagonizing pathogenic bacterial strains. From five samples of orchid leaves showing symptoms of soft rot disease collected in Bac Giang, two strains of bacteria capable of causing soft rot disease were-isolated and the pathogenicity determined by artificial re-infection method. Bacterial strains were identified as Bacillus pumilusVK3 and B. altitudinisVK5B. By usingthe disk-diffusion method, from six Streptomycesstrains, XK7 Streptomycesstrain was selected for its antagonistic effect against B. pumilusVK3 and B. altitudinisVK5B-with the diameters of clear zone of17 ± 0,07mm and 14 ± 0,05mm, respectively.