Effect of chitosan on hyphal growth and spore germination of plant pathogenic and biocontrol fungi

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 541-553

  Palma Guerrero, J ^a   Jansson, H B ^a   Salinas, J ^a   Lopez Llorca, L V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biocontrol fungi; Chitosan; Confocal laser microscopy; Electron microscopy; Hyphal growth; Root pathogenic fungi; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL; CHITOSAN; CULTIVATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOCONTROL FUNGUS; COLONY GROWTH; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; HYPHAL GROWTH; NEMATOPHAGOUS FUNGI; PATHOGENICS; ROOT-PATHOGENIC FUNGI; SPORE GERMINATION; TOXIC EFFECT;

FUNGI;

CHITOSAN; CHITOSANASE; RHODAMINE;

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHITIN; FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GROWTH; SPORE; TOXICITY TEST; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ENERGY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MYCOPARASITE; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; POCHONIA CHLAMYDOSPORIA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. RADICIS-LYCOPERSICI; POCHONIA CHLAMYDOSPORIA;

EID: 38349084679     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03567.x     Document Type: Article

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