TasHyd1, a new hydrophobin gene from the biocontrol agent Trichoderma asperellum, is involved in plant root colonization

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-258

  Viterbo, Ada ^a   Chet, Ilan ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ASPERELLUM;

EID: 33745230019     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2006.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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