Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the interaction between Trichoderma harzianum and Pythium ultimum

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2095-2099

  Benhamou, Nicole ^a   Chet, Ilan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL KINETICS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYPHOMYCETES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OOMYCETES; PATHOGENESIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; HYPOCREA LIXII; OOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0030894943     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.5.2095-2099.1997     Document Type: Article

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