Histopathological studies of sclerotia of Rhizoctonia solani parasitized by the EGFP transformant of Trichoderma virens

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 745-750

  Liu, L N ^a   Zhang, J Z ^a   Xu, T ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Crop protection; Mycoparasites; Rhizoctonia; Trichoderma

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

ANTAGONISTIC INTERACTIONS; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CROP PROTECTION; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENCE PROTEINS; HOST CELLS; MYCOPARASITES; R. SOLANI; RHIZOCTONIA; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA VIRENS; WHOLE CELL;

BIOCONTROL;

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN 5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTAGONISM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CROP PLANT; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITISM; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHLAMYDOSPORE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL SCLEROTIUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPHOMYCETES; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; REPORTER GENE; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA VIRENS;

HYPOCREA VIRENS; RHIZOCTONIA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 70449467543     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02737.x     Document Type: Article

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