The Spindles of an Entomopoxvirus of Coleoptera (Anomala cuprea) Strongly Enhance the Infectivity of a Nucleopolyhedrovirus in Lepidoptera (Bombyx mori)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 186-188

  Mitsuhashi, Wataru ^a   Furuta, Yoji ^a   Sato, Mamoru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anomala cuprea; Bombyx mori; Enhancing factor; Entomopoxvirus; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Spindle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000536049     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1997.4732     Document Type: Article

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