Secreted metabolite-mediated interactions between rhizosphere bacteria and Trichoderma biocontrol agents.

Trichoderma has been used as an alternative to synthetic pesticides to control a variety of phytopathogenic fungi, oomycetes, and nematodes. Although its mechanism of pathogen suppression has been extensively studied, how Trichoderma interacts with non-target microbes is not well understood. Here, w...

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Main Authors: Ningxiao Li, Md Tariqul Islam, Seogchan Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227228