Use of real-time quantitative PCR to investigate root and gall colonisation by co-inoculated isolates of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-152

  Atkins, S D ^a   Peteira, B ^a,b   Clark, I M ^a   Kerry, B R ^a   Hirsch, P R ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE SANIDAD AGROPECUARIA CENSA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Fungal co infection; Fungal nematode infection; Fungal root colonisation; PCR fingerprinting; Pochonia chlamydosporia; Real time quantitative PCR; SCARs

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GALL INSECT; NEMATODE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ROOT COLONIZATION;

FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEMATODA; POCHONIA CHLAMYDOSPORIA;

EID: 67749096279     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2009.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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