Timing of gliotoxin biosynthesis in the fungal biological control agent Gliocladium virens (Trichoderma virens)

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 513-518

  Wilhite, S E ^a   Straney, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIOTOXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPHOMYCETES; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030011370     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050721     Document Type: Article

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