Molecular mechanisms of lytic enzymes involved in the biocontrol activity of Trichoderma harzianum

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2321-2331

  Haran, S ^a   Schickler, H ^a   Chet, I ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biological control; Heterologous genes; Lytic enzymes; Mycoparasitism; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; CHITINASE; GLUCAN GLUCOSIDASE; HYDROLASE; PROTEINASE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPHOMYCETES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

HYPHOMYCETES; HYPOCREA LIXII; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0029770421     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-142-9-2321     Document Type: Review

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