Antagonistic effects of the endophytic fungus Meira geulakonigii on the citrus rust mite Phyllocoptruta oleivora

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2570-2579

  Paz, Z ^a   Burdman, S ^a   Gerson, U ^a   Sztejnberg, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Biological control; Citrus rust mite; Endophyte; Meira geulakonigii

Indexed keywords

CITRUS FRUITS; FUNGI;

ANTAGONISM; ANTAGONISTIC EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; CITRUS LEAVES; CITRUS RUST MITE; ENDOPHYTE; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGUS; MEIRA GEULAKONIGII; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; REAL-TIME PCR;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTAGONISM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COLONIZATION; DETECTION METHOD; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; INSECT; LABORATORY METHOD; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECRETION;

ARTICLE; CITRUS FRUIT; CONIDIUM; DNA EXTRACTION; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; GRAPEFRUIT; MEIRA GEULAKONIGII; MITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLLOCOPTRUTA OLEIVORA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACARI; CITRUS; CITRUS X PARADISI; FUNGI; MEIRA GEULAKONIGII; PHYLLOCOPTRUTA OLEIVORA;

EID: 36549083460     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03512.x     Document Type: Article

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