Estimation of spore hydrophobicity for members of the genera Beauveria, Metarhizium, and Tolypocladium by salt-mediated aggregation and sedimentation

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-28

  Jeffs, Lloyd B ^a   Khachatourians, George G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

fungal spores; hydrophobicity; microassay; microbial insecticides; salting out; SAS

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM ACETATE; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; AMMONIUM SULFATE;

ARTICLE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS SPORE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

EID: 0031044333     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-004     Document Type: Article

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