Trichoderma species — opportunistic, avirulent plant symbionts

Gary E. Harman; Charles R. Howell; Ada Viterbo; Ilan Chet; Matteo Lorito

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Trichoderma species — opportunistic, avirulent plant symbionts

Gary E. Harman Charles R. Howell Ada Viterbo Ilan Chet Matteo Lorito

Nature Reviews Microbiology Vol. 2 No. 1 pp. 43-56 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Gary E. Harman, Charles R. Howell, Ada Viterbo, et al. (2004). Trichoderma species — opportunistic, avirulent plant symbionts. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2(1), 43-56. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro797

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