Disruption of the Eng18B ENGase Gene in the Fungal Biocontrol Agent Trichoderma atroviride Affects Growth, Conidiation and Antagonistic Ability

Mukesh K. Dubey; Wimal Ubhayasekera; Mats Sandgren; Dan Funck Jensen; Magnus Karlsson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036152

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Disruption of the Eng18B ENGase Gene in the Fungal Biocontrol Agent Trichoderma atroviride Affects Growth, Conidiation and Antagonistic Ability

Mukesh K. Dubey,

Affiliation Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Wimal Ubhayasekera,

Affiliations MAX-lab, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Mats Sandgren,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Dan Funck Jensen,

Affiliation Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Magnus Karlsson

* E-mail: magnus.karlsson@slu.se

Affiliation Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Disruption of the Eng18B ENGase Gene in the Fungal Biocontrol Agent Trichoderma atroviride Affects Growth, Conidiation and Antagonistic Ability

Mukesh K. Dubey,
Wimal Ubhayasekera,
Mats Sandgren,
Dan Funck Jensen,
Magnus Karlsson

Published: May 7, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036152

About the Authors

Mukesh K. Dubey

Affiliation Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

Wimal Ubhayasekera

Affiliations MAX-lab, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Mats Sandgren

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

Dan Funck Jensen

Affiliation Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

Magnus Karlsson

* E-mail: magnus.karlsson@slu.se

Affiliation Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MD DFJ MK. Performed the experiments: MD WU MS. Analyzed the data: MD WU MS MK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DFJ MK. Wrote the paper: MD MK.

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