GFP technology for the study of biocontrol agents in tritrophic interactions: A case study with Pseudozyma flocculosa

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 275-281

  Neveu, Bertrand ^a   Labbé, Caroline ^a   Bélanger, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

BCA; Biofungicide; GFP; Powdery mildew; Pseudozyma; Tritophic

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIPHYTE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GFP GENE; NONHUMAN; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLANT LEAF; POWDERY MILDEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOZYMA FLOCCULOSA;

ASCOMYCOTA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DNA, FUNGAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROSA; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRITICUM; USTILAGINALES;

ERYSIPHALES; FUNGI; PSEUDOZYMA; PSEUDOZYMA FLOCCULOSA;

EID: 33846447069     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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