Publications

genetically closely related but phenotypically divergent trichoderma species cause green mold disease in oyster mushroom farms worldwide.	the worldwide commercial production of the oyster mushroom pleurotus ostreatus is currently threatened by massive attacks of green mold disease. using an integrated approach to species recognition comprising analyses of morphological and physiological characters and application of the genealogical concordance of multiple phylogenetic markers (internal transcribed spacer 1 [its1] and its2 sequences; partial sequences of tef1 and chi18-5), we determined that the causal agents of this disease were ...	2007	17827333
molecular identification of trichoderma species associated with pleurotus ostreatus and natural substrates of the oyster mushroom.	green mold of pleurotus ostreatus, caused by trichoderma species, has recently resulted in crop losses worldwide. therefore, there is an emerging need for rapid means of diagnosing the causal agents. a pcr assay was developed for rapid detection of trichoderma pleurotum and trichoderma pleuroticola, the two pathogens causing green mold of p. ostreatus. three oligonucleotide primers were designed for identifying these species in a multiplex pcr assay based on dna sequences within the fourth and f ...	2009	19735461