Physiological and biochemical characterization of trichoderma harzianum, a biological control agent against soilborne fungal plant pathogens

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3189-3198

  Grondona, I ^a   Hermosa, R ^a   Tejada, M ^a   Gomis, M D ^a,b   Mateos, P F ^a   Bridge, P D ^c   Monte, E ^a   Garcia Acha, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b AMC Chemical   (Spain)

^c CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HYPHOMYCETES; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

APHANOMYCES COCHLIOIDES; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. RADICIS-LYCOPERSICI; FUSARIUM SP.; HYPHOMYCETES; HYPOCREA LIXII; PHOMA BETAE; RHIZOCTONIA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0030805920     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.3189-3198.1997     Document Type: Article

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