Cloning and sequencing of endochitinase genes from Gliocladium virens and Trichoderma species

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 519-527

  Nakahara, Kenji ^a   Yoshida, Kouji ^b   Ito, Tsutae ^b   Suzaki, Kouichi ^b   Kudo, Akira ^b  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endochitinase gene; Gliocladium virens; TAIL PCR; Trichoderma species

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015515199     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235400109383374     Document Type: Note

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