Enzyme diffusion from Trichoderma atroviride (= T. harzianum P1) to Rhizoctonia solani is a prerequisite for triggering of Trichoderma ech42 gene expression before mycoparasitic contact

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2232-2234

  Kullnig, Cornelia ^a   Mach, Robert L ^a   Lorito, Matteo ^b   Kubicek, Christian P ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM;

CELLOPHANE; CHITINASE; DIALYSIS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PERMEABILITY; RHIZOCTONIA; TRICHODERMA;

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

EID: 0034059255     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.5.2232-2234.2000     Document Type: Article

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