Inhibitory effect of termite fecal pellets on fungal spore germination

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1697-1706

  Rosengaus, Rebeca B ^a   Guldin, Matthew R ^a   Traniello, James F A ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Fungal pathogen; Metarhizium anisopliae; Spore germination; Termite; Zootermopsis angusticollis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; FECES; FUNGAL SPORE; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; SPOROGENESIS;

FECAL PELLET; GERMINATION; INHIBITOR; SPORE; TERMITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HODOTERMITIDAE; ISOPTERA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; TERMOPSIDAE; ZOOTERMOPSIS ANGUSTICOLLIS;

EID: 0031735397     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020872729671     Document Type: Article

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