Real-time PCR for detection and quantification of the biocontrol agent Trichoderma atroviride strain SC1 in soil

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-194

  Savazzini, Federica ^a   Longa, Claudia Maria Oliveira ^a   Pertot, Ilaria ^a   Gessler, Cesare ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Real time PCR; Risk assessment; Trichoderma atroviride

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; ENDOCHITINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE;

CHITINASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA PRIMERS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRICHODERMA;

ASCOMYCOTA; HYPOCREALES; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE;

EID: 42449133704     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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