Elsevier

Mycological Research

Volume 100, Issue 8, August 1996, Pages 923-935
Mycological Research

Trichoderma: a review of biology and systematics of the genus

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Species of Trichoderma, a genus of hyphomycetes, are ubiquitous in the environment, but especially in soils. They have been used or encountered in many human activities, including commercial applications in production of enzymes and biological control of plant disease. They are the cause of disease in commercially produced mushrooms, and have been identified as causal agents of disease in immunosuppressed humans. Knowledge about what constitutes a species of Trichoderma, or about interspecific relationships, has not kept pace with the expanding number of applications or frequency of encounter of Trichoderma by biotechnologists, plant pathologists and medical personnel. This review presents an overview of the interaction between humans and Trichoderma, and a more intensive review of knowledge of systematics and taxonomy of the genus.

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