The expression of genes involved in parasitism by Trichoderma harzianum is triggered by a diffusible factor

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 260, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 218-225

  Cortes, C ^a   Gutierrez, A ^a   Olmedo, V ^a   Inbar, J ^b   Chet, I ^b   Herrera Estrella, A ^a  

^a Plant Biotech and Genetic Eng Unit   (Mexico)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Cell wall; Chitinase; Mycoparasitism; Protease

Indexed keywords

CELLOPHANE; CHITINASE; HYDROLASE; NYLON; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NYLON FIBER; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHODERMA;

BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL WALL; CHITIN; ENZYMES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LECTINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RHIZOCTONIA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRICHODERMA;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; HYPOCREA LIXII; RHIZOCTONIA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 0031735241     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050889     Document Type: Article

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