Means and methods for controlling pathogens and pests in plants

A method for controlling a pest or a pathogen in a plant comprising artificially introducing a purified bacterial strain, a bacterial population comprising said bacterial strain, an agriculturally active formulation comprising said bacterial strain, or a microbial active ingredient derived from said bacterial strain to a plant, a plant part or a substrate comprising or hosting said plant, thereby conferring pest or pathogen resistance or pest or pathogen control to said plant, wherein said bacterial strain:

• comprises at least one 16S nucleotide sequence that is at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO:
• 1, wherein said strain comprises in its genomic DNA at least one sequence that is at least 95% identical to a sequence chosen from SEQ ID NO:
• 3 to 12.

A method for controlling a pest or a pathogen in a plant comprising artificially introducing a purified bacterial strain, a bacterial population comprising said bacterial strain, an agriculturally active formulation comprising said bacterial strain, or a microbial active ingredient derived from said bacterial strain to a plant, a plant part or a substrate comprising or hosting said plant, thereby conferring pest or pathogen resistance or pest or pathogen control to said plant, wherein said bacterial strain comprises at least one 16S nucleotide sequence that is at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO:1, and wherein said bacterial strain produces albofungin.