Regulation of morphogenesis and biocontrol properties in trichoderma virens by a VELVET Protein, vel1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2345-2352

  Mukherjee, Prasun K ^a,b   Kenerley, Charles M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOFUNGICIDES; CHEMICAL FUNGICIDES; CHEMICAL PESTICIDES; COMPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; GENE KNOCKOUT; GENETIC REGULATION; INDUSTRIAL STRAIN; KEY REGULATORS; MYCOPARASITISM; PLANT PATHOGEN; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SHAKE CULTURES; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA VIRENS;

GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; PESTICIDES; PROTEINS; SILK;

BIOCONTROL;

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTATION; PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOSIS; ARTICLE; COTTON; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPHOMYCETES; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PYTHIUM; TRICHODERMA; VIRULENCE;

ANTIBIOSIS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GOSSYPIUM; PYTHIUM; RHIZOCTONIA; SPORES, FUNGAL; TRICHODERMA; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYPOCREA VIRENS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 77950238251     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02391-09     Document Type: Article

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