Fuente: WIPO "tomato" The present invention provides a bioprotectant microbe, wherein the microbe is capable of conferring a bioprotection phenotype to a plant into which it is inoculated or otherwise infected. The present invention also relates to compositions including the bioprotectant microbes, seeds, plants, and parts thereof infected with the bioprotectant microbes; and related methods, including methods for conferring a bioprotection phenotype and for protecting a forage or crop from pests and/or diseases.