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In vitro interaction between Verticillium chlamydosporium (Goddard) andbacteria or fungi was studied at 20 °Cand 15 °C. The frequency of antagonismwas lower at 15 °C for the bacteria, butnot for the fungi. Interaction was affected bytemperature for 33% of the bacteria and 47%of the fungi.
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Kok, C., Papert, A. Effect of temperature on in vitro interactions between Verticillium chlamydosporium and other Meloidogyne-associated micro-organisms. BioControl 47, 603–606 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016516505002
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