Method to immobilize the aphid-pathogenic fungus Erynia neoaphidis in an alginate matrix for biocontrol

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4260-4263

  Shah, P A ^a   Aebi, M ^a   Tuor, U ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; FUNGUS; IMMOBILIZATION; LABORATORY METHOD; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGEN;

APHID; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENCAPSULATION; ERYNIA NEOAPHIDIS; FUNGUS; FUNGUS HYPHAE; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NONHUMAN;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; ARACHNIDA; ERYNIA; ERYNIA NEOAPHIDIS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; PANDORA NEOAPHIDIS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0031765102     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.11.4260-4263.1998     Document Type: Article

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