Virulence of Metarhizium anisopliae to Embryos of the Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes pugio

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-164

  Genthner, Fred J ^a   Foss, Steven S ^a   Glas, Patricia S ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b National Research Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Metarhizium anisopliae; N acetyl D glucosaminidase; Palaemonetes pugio; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001077857     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.4653     Document Type: Article

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