Ambient ph-regulated enzyme secretion in endophytic and pathogenic isolates of the fungal genus colletotrichum;Secreção de enzimas mediada pelo ph do ambiente em isolados patogênicos e endofíticos do fungo colletotrichum

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 298-302

  Maccheroni, Walter ^a   Araújo, Welington Luiz ^b   Azevedo, João Lúcio ^b,c  

^a Allelyx Applied Genom/Techno Park   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DE MOGI DAS CRUZES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endophytes; Enzyme secretion; Glomerella; PacC; Pathogenic fungi

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008704487     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162004000300010     Document Type: Article

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