A Trichoderma harzianum chitinase destroys the cell wall of the phytopathogen Crinipellis perniciosa, the causal agent of witches' broom disease of cocoa

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 383-386

  De Marco, Janice Lisboa ^a   Lima, Luzia Helena C ^b   Valle De Sousa, Marcelo ^a   Felix, Carlos R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological control; Chitinase; Crinipellis perniciosa; Micoparasitism; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOMANNAN; CELLULOSE; CHITIN; CHITINASE; CHITOBIOSE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMIC HYDROLYSIS; GLUCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; LAMINARAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; XYLAN;

EID: 0033813086     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008964324425     Document Type: Article

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