Chitinolytic activities of ericoid mycorrhizal and other root-associated fungi from Epacris pulchella (Ericaceae)

Mycological Research

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 328-334

  Bougoure, Damian S ^a   Cairney, John W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Endophytes; Hymenoscyphus ericae; Mycorrhizas

Indexed keywords

ENDOPHYTE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GLUCOSE; MYCORRHIZA; ROOT SYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EPACRIS; ERICACEAE; FUNGI; RHIZOSCYPHUS ERICAE;

CHITINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; ERICACEAE; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT ROOT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

CHITINASE; ERICACEAE; FUNGI; MYCORRHIZAE; PLANT ROOTS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 33646452444     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: 14698102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2005.09.015     Document Type: Article

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