Proteases released by entomopathogenic fungi impair phagocytic activity, attachment and spreading of plasmatocytes isolated from haemolymph of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 517-531

  Griesch, J ^a   Vilcinskas, A ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Fungal proteases; Galleria mellonella; Insect immunity; Metarhizium anisopliae

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FUNGAL GROWTH; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEASUREMENT; METALLOPROTEINASE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLASMA CELL; PROTEINASE; THERMOLYSIN;

BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 0031701527     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159830036     Document Type: Article

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