Isolates of endophytic Chaetomium spp. inhibit the fungal pathogen Pyrenophora tritici-repentis in vitro

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1148-1155

  Istifadah, Noor ^a   Saleeba, Jennifer A ^a   McGee, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Antibiotic; Antifungal protein; Endophyte; Pathogen; Pathogen inhibition; Plant

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; ANTIFUNGAL PROTEINS; ENDOPHYTE; PATHOGEN INHIBITION;

ANTIBIOTICS; METABOLITES; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

MICROORGANISMS;

DATA SET; ENDOPHYTE; ETHANOL; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; METABOLITE; PATHOGEN;

PATHOGENS; PLANTS; PROTEINS;

CHAETOMIUM; FUNGI; PYRENOPHORA TRITICI-REPENTIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33750010915     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-083     Document Type: Article

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