In vitro cultivation of the entomopathogenic fungus Entomophthora thripidum: Isolation, growth requirements, and sporulation

Mycologia

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 208-215

  Freimoser, Florian M ^a   Grundschober, Anne ^a   Aebi, Markus ^a   Tuor, Urs ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Entomopathogen; Entomophthorales; Insect biocontrol; Pellet growth; Protoplast; Thrips tabaci; Zygomycetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002914595     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3761552     Document Type: Article

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