Production of gliotoxin on natural substrates by Trichoderma virens

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-19

  Anitha, R ^a   Murugesan, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; CELLULOSE; GLIOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CASSAVA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; RICE; SOYBEAN; TIME; TRICHODERMA; WHEAT;

CELLULOSE; CULTURE MEDIA; GLIOTOXIN; MANIHOT; ORYZA SATIVA; SOYBEANS; TIME FACTORS; TRICHODERMA; TRITICUM;

GLYCINE MAX; HYPOCREA VIRENS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SESAMUM INDICUM; TRICHODERMA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 15244349728     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200410451     Document Type: Article

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