Biological control of sporidesmin-producing strains of Pithomyces chartarum by biocompetitive exclusion

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-21

  Fitzgerald, J M ^a   Collin, R G ^a   Towers, N R ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; ATOXIGENIC; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; SPORE NUMBERS; TOXIGENIC STRAINS;

AGRICULTURE;

SPORIDESMIN;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION; FACIAL EVZEMA; FUNGAL DISEASE; LIVESTOCK; PASTURE; SPORIDESMIN;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS SPORE; NONHUMAN; PITHOMYCES CHARTARUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

FUNGI; LEPTOSPHAERULINA CHARTARUM; PITHOMYCES; PITHOMYCES CHARTARUM;

EID: 0031909333     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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