Spore germination and hyphal growth of Beauveria sp. on insect lipids

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 119-123

  Lecuona, Roberto ^a   Clement, Jean Luc ^b   Riba, Guy ^c   Joulie, Catherine ^d   Juárez, Patricia ^e  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b Lab de Neurobiologie des Mouvements   (France)

^c U Genet Microbienne Environnement   (France)

^d Cytophysiologie des Arthropodes   (France)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOQUÍMICAS DE LA PLATA INIBIOLP   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Beauveria brogniartii; Entomopathogenous fungi; Hyphal growth; Insect lipids; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031414835     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.1.119     Document Type: Article

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